PSYCH 130 Chapter Notes - Chapter 6.7: Lev Vygotsky, Intersubjectivity
25 Nov 2017
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Guided participation: broader concept than scaffolding; shared endeavors between more export and less expert participants without specifying the precise features of communication. Children with parents who are more effective scaffolders use more private speech, are more successful when attempting difficult tasks on their own and are advanced in overall cognitive development. Effective scaffolding can take different forms in different cultures. Children advance themselves as they try out a wide variety of challenging skills. Make believe is the central source of development. Children learn to act in accord to internal ideas not just in response to external stimuli. Realize that thinking is separate from objects and that ideas can be used to guide behavior. Rule based nature of make believe strengthens children"s capacity to think before acting. Demands that children act against impulses b/c they must act according to rules. Children better understand social norms/expectations and strive to follow them. Pretending is also rich in private speech.
