Vygotsky's Sociocultural Perspective

The Sociocultural theory also called:

• Vygotsky's theory
• Sociocultural Theory
• Sociohistoric
• DPZ

According to Vygotsky, What are the two functions that would appear in a child’s cultural development?

• first, on the cultural level and later on the group level
• first, on the social-individual level and later on the familiar level
• first, on the SOCIAL level between people (inter-psychological) and later on the INDIVIDUAL level, inside the child (into psychological)
• first, on the INDIVIDUAL level between people (inter-psychological) and later on the SOCIAL level, inside the child (into psychological)

Which kind of interaction in cognitive development did Piaget and Vygotsky emphasize as important?

• Political
• Scientific
• Cultural
• Social

The Sociocultural theory is also called:

• Zone of proximal development
• Cognitive tools
• Pshycological Tools
• Social Tools

Both Piaget and Vygotsky emphasized the importance of social interactions in cognitive development, but Piaget saw a different role for interaction.
Piaget believed that the most helpful interactions were those between peers, because peers are on an equal basis and can challenge each other’s thinking. Vygotsky, on the other hand...

• Vygotsky believed that children’s cognitive development is fostered by interactions with other children with the same problem.
• Vygotsky suggested that children’s cognitive development is fostered by interactions with people who are more capable or advanced in their thinking—people such as parents and teachers 
• Vygotsky suggested that children’s cognitive development is fostered by interactions with their grandparents
  Vygotsky suggested that children’s cognitive development is fostered by interactions with people who are more capable or advanced in their thinking—people such as parents and teachers.
• Vygotsky suggested that children’s cognitive development is fostered by interactions with his/her family who are no capable or advanced in their thinking—people such as parents, grandparents, brothers or sisters.

The cultural tools include:

• Technical Tools and Political Tools
• Technical Tools and Economical tools
• Technical Tools and psychological tools
• Technical Tools and Cultural tools

Identify the correct CONCEPT for this meaning:
Language is critical for cognitive development because it provides a way to express ideas and ask questions, the categories and concepts for thinking, and the links between the past and the future. 

• Technical Tools
• Psychological Tools
• Private Speech
• Role of Language

Identify the correct CONCEPT for this meaning:

Mutterings play an important role in cognitive development because they move children in stages toward self-regulation: the ability to plan, monitor, and guide your own thinking and problem-solving.

• Technical Tools
• Psychological Tools
• Private Speech
• Role of Language

What are Theories of Egocentric, or Private, Speech according to Vygotsky?

• Represents internal thought; its function is to communicate with their family
• Vygotsky suggested that children’s cognitive development is fostered by interactions with people who are more capable or advanced in their thinking—people such as parents and teachers 
• Represents externalized thought; its function is to communicate with the self for the purpose of self-guidance and self-direction.
• Represents externalized thought; its function is notto communicate with the self for the purpose ofself-guidance and self-direction.

Choose the correct ideas of Vygotsky about Theories of Egocentric, or Private, Speech.

• Course of Development: Declines with age.
  Relationship to Social Speech: Negative; least socially and cognitively mature children use more egocentric speech.
  Relationship to Environmental Contexts: Nothing
• Course of Development: Increases at younger ages
  Relationship to Social Speech: Positive; private speech develops out of social interaction with others.
  Relationship to Environmental Contexts: Increases with task difficulty
• Course of Development: Declines with size.
  Relationship to Social Speech: negative and positive
  Relationship to Environmental Contexts: Increases with task easy
• Course of Development: Declines with ages.
  Relationship to Social Speech: positive.
  Relationship to Environmental Contexts: Nothing.