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Which one of the following statements about children would Vygotsky agree with?
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Which one of the following statements about children would Vygotsky agree with?

A.

Children learn through social interaction with peers and adults.

B.

Children learn when they are offered lucrative rewards.

C.

Children’s thinking can be understood by conducting laboratory experiments on animals.

D.

Children are born ‘evil’ and need to be controlled through punishment.

Correct option is A


Vygotsky emphasized the role of social interaction in learning, suggesting that children learn best through guided interactions with adults and peers.
Information Booster:
· Vygotsky’s sociocultural theory highlights the importance of social context in learning.
· Learning occurs in the Zone of Proximal Development, where children can achieve more with help.
· Scaffolding is a key concept where adults support children until they can perform tasks independently.
Additional Knowledge:
· (b) Rewards: While rewards can motivate learning, Vygotsky focused more on social and cultural influences.
· (c) Animal experiments: Vygotsky believed in studying human development through social and cultural interactions, not animal experiments.
· (d) Punishment: Vygotsky did not support the idea that children need to be controlled through punishment.

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