Question

Unlike Piaget, _____ believed that cognitive development was largely the result of the child's interaction with members of his or her own culture rather than his or her interaction with objects.
a) Lev Vygotsky
b) Mary Ainsworth
c) William James
d) Anna Freud

Answer 1

Answer:

The answer is Lev Vygotsky.

Explanation:

For Piaget, cognitive development is influenced by how much a child interacts with different objects from an early age. However, psychologist Lev Vygotsky, proposed another theory of cognitive development that grounds on culture and interaction, his theory is also the foundation of the Social Development Theory.

According to Vygotsky, social learning preceeds cognitive development because it is the community, its culture and interactions, which will shape a child's "meaning making" process.

While Piaget puts little interest in the social context when constructing his theory, Vygotsky centers his theory around it, argumenting that no cognitive development theory can be universal, since individual development can't be separated or understood without the social and cultural context.