Question

Flannery is only a few years old, and she likes to do puzzles. As she snaps the pieces together, she can be heard saying things like, "This one goes here," and "No, that doesn’t fit!" Flannery’s verbalizations are an example of ____ speech.
a) mirroring
b) utility
c) private
d) ambitious

Answer 1

Answer: c) private

Explanation:

Private speech is a concept examined by both Lev Vygotsky and Jean Piaget. Vygotsky stated that private speech is expected around the age of three, and is intended to have an intellectual function. He noted, as many researchers after him, that there´s a positive correlation between children's development of private speech and their level of performance in specific tasks.