PSY312H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Lev Vygotsky, Behaviorism, Interpersonal Relationship
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Socialcultural theory vygotsky: historical perspectives of psychology, freud / europeans was the first to account the mind in the way humans process where as north americans credited it to behaviorism. Psychoanalytical vs. behaviorism: vygotsky was a russian psychology who thought that how we are molded is influenced by our social contexts. He was practicing in an the communist error. Was the first person in psychology to study societies influence on cognitive development: his theories both overlapped and deviated from piaget"s theory. He believed that the core of cognitive development was social and. He believes that who you are is a prime determinant of the people around cultural interaction you. Unlike piaget he wasn"t interested in stages: zone proximal development -- tasks children cannot do alone but can learn with the help of more skilled partners. Zone proximal -- this is what you can do know. Scaffolding -- and i will help you also be provided by a peer.
