"Daddy, can you help me get dressed?" Boris asked his father. "Nope, you can do it by yourself," his father said. From Vygotsky's theory, Borris's father is using ________ when he does not give his son help on skills that his son has already mastered.
A) concrete schemes
B) the zone of proximal development
C) scaffolding
D) the principle of cardinality

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Scaffolding refers to the support given to a child that is gradually removed as they become more competent, which is what Boris's father is doing by not helping with a task Boris has already mastered.

"Daddy, Can You Help Me Get Dressed?" Boris Asked His