While working on a coloring worksheet,5-year-old Alma can be heard whispering,"Color this one blue.Stay in the lines.Oh,yellow would be pretty." According to Vygotsky,Alma's utterances are:

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Alma's utterances are classified as private speech because she is speaking to herself while working on a task. Vygotsky believed that private speech plays an important role in cognitive development and eventually becomes internalized as inner speech. Private speech allows children to regulate their thoughts and actions while completing tasks. It is not egocentric and does not indicate emotional problems. Private speech is actually beneficial for learning and problem-solving. Therefore, option (C) is the correct answer.

While Working on a Coloring Worksheet,5-Year-Old Alma Can Be Heard