Lev Vygotsky
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Consider the following statements regarding various theories of child development and the contributions of psychologists:
- 1. According to Jean Piaget's theory of cognitive development, development occurs in stages and is completely independent of cultural contexts and universal, with the environment playing no role.
- 2. Lev Vygotsky's socio-cultural theory posits that the development of higher mental processes occurs through social interaction, culture, and language, in which the 'Zone of Proximal Development' (ZPD) is extremely important.
- 3. In Lawrence Kohlberg's theory of moral development, at the level of 'Conventional Morality', the child's moral reasoning is based on society's rules, approval, and the desire to maintain law and order.
- 4. Noam Chomsky's theory of language development advocates for an innate 'Language Acquisition Device' (LAD) in children, according to which language development depends entirely on imitation and external reinforcement.
Which of the above statements are correct?
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Detailed Explanation & Solution
Statement 1 is incorrect because, according to Jean Piaget, although cognitive development takes place in stages, he acknowledges the influence of culture and the social environment. While not as socio-centric as Vygotsky, he does not consider development entirely free from cultural contexts. Statement 4 is incorrect because Noam Chomsky refutes the behaviorist (such as Skinner) view that language is learned solely through imitation and reinforcement; he believes children are born with innate biological capacity (LAD). Statements 2 and 3 are completely correct; Vygotsky emphasized social interaction and ZPD, and Kohlberg stated that social rules and approval at the conventional morality level form the basis of moral reasoning.
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