Like Piaget, Vygotsky believed that children
A) progress through strict age-related stages of cognitive development.
B) learn from watching older, more experienced individuals.
C) actively construct their knowledge and understanding.
D) are biologically predisposed to achieve a certain level of cognitive development.

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Vygotsky, similar to Piaget, emphasized the active role of learners in constructing their own knowledge and understanding through interaction with their environment and social context. Unlike Piaget, Vygotsky did not focus on strict age-related stages but rather on the social and cultural influences on cognitive development.

Like Piaget, Vygotsky Believed That Children