Question

Your psychology professor tells you that he believes that children's cognitive development is fueled by social interactions with adults and older children who provide guidance to allow the child to gradually increase competence on the task. which theorist does your professor's view most resemble? question 4 options:

Answer 1

I believe the correct answer is Lev Semyonovich Vygotsky.

 

Lev Semyonovich Vygotsky was a Russian psychologist and founder of cultural and bio-social development theory which revolves around the zone of proximal development. Zone of proximal development represents Vygotsky’s advocacy that children should always learn one level above their knowledge. He believed that children's cognitive development is fueled by social interactions with adults and older children who provide guidance to allow the child to reach above their level (zone of proximal development).