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Five-year-old Jonah likes to play a scrabble-like game on the family computer. He plays against other family members, and usually does pretty well. When he gets a list of letter tiles that are too difficult for him to use, he asks his mother and father for help. The difference between letter tiles that Jonah can use and letter tiles with which he needs help typifies what Vygotsky called the zone of ____ development.
 
  a. assisted
 b. distal
 c. proximal
  d. located

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Correct categorization of information
 
  a. allows for information to be retrieved faster.
  b. creates complex schemas that slow down reaction time.
  c. occurs automatically and without effort.
  d. usually does not occur until age 6 or 7.

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In Vygotsky's theory, the difference between what a child can do on his or her own and what they can do only with assistance is called the
 
  a. zone of proximal development.
 b. scaffolded skill set.
 c. continuum of concrete operations.
  d. opposing skills set.
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I wish all teachers could be as helpful as you instead of making us do things the complicated way...
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It really depends on the course, never give up
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