Vygotsky
Cultural/Social
MKO & ZPD
Language & Speech
Applications
100

Where is Vygotsky from?

What is Russia?

100

Elementary mental functions progress to ______ ______ functions as one ages.

What is "higher mental"?

100

What does MKO stand for?

What is a More knowledgeable other?


100

True or False: Langauge has no effect on cognitive development.

What is "False"?

100

What is 1 branch of psychology that mainly uses Vygotsky’s Sociocultural Theory? 

What are "Developmental or Educational"?

200

What did Vygotsky do his dissertation on?

What is Art Psychology? 

200

Elementary mental functions develop throughout the first two years of life due to _________.

What is "direct environmental interaction"?

200

What does ZPD stand for?

What is the Zone of Proximal Development?

200

What are the two main roles of language in cognitive development? 

1. Main means of transmitting information

2. Language makes it easier to comprehend the world and adapt intellectually

200

During what decade did Vygotsky’s Theory become known outside of Russia?

What are the 1970s?

300

Vygotsky was not able to get his degree because he was incapacitated for one year due to _____.

What is TB?

300

Higher mental functions develop due to _________.

What is "sociocultural interaction"?

300

What is the Zone of Proximal Development? 

What is "the gap between actual and potential learning"?

300

What is Social Speech?

Double Points: What age does it start from typically?

What is "external communication with others"?

What is "1-2 years"?

300

In what field (besides psychology) is Vygotsky’s Sociocultural Theory mostly used?

What is "Education"?

400

Vygotsky published ___ books in ___ years?

What are 6 and 10?

400

What are the 4 elementary mental functions?

*If you cannot name all 4, each one named gives you 100 points

Attention, Sensation, Perception, Memory

400

Higher mental abilities could only develop through interactions with _______.

What are "more advanced others" or "more knowledgeable others"?

400

What is Private Speech?

Double points: What age does it typically start from?

What is "verbal thinking"

What is "3 years"?

400

Vygotsky was identified as the _____ most influential psychologist during the 20th century.


What is "83rd"?
500

Vygotsky believed that learning occurred through ______.

What is "interaction with others"?

500

What are two things that allow the ZPD to be bridged?

Double Points: Sufficient explanations for BOTH

1. Intersubjectivity: two people have different perspectives of a task and arrive at a shared understanding by adjusting to the perspective of the other.

2. Scaffolding: As the competency of a task increases, instruction decreases 

500

What is a more common way of referring to private speech that has gone underground?

Double points: What age does it typically start from?

What is a "inner voice"?


What is "7 years"?