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| An emergent theory that holds that development results from the dynamic interaction of each person with the surrounding social and cultural forces. |
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| Apprenticeship in Thinking |
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| Vygotsky's term for how cognition is simulated and developed in people by older or more skilled members of society. |
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| Zone of Proximal Development |
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| In Sociocultural Theory, a metaphorical area, or "zone", surrounding a learner that includes all the skills, knowledge and concepts that the person is close ("proximal") to learning but cannot yet master without help. |
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| A theory that stresses the potential of all humans for good and the belief that all people have the same basic needs, regardless of culture, gender, or background |
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| The process by which living creatures (including people) adjust to their enviroment. Genes that enhance survival and reproductive ability are selected, over generations, to become more frequent. |
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| The approach taken by most developmentalists, in which they apply aspects of each of the various theories of development rather than adhering exclusively to one theory. |
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