Four-year-old Annie is trying to put together her first jigsaw puzzle and has a great deal of difficulty until her father gives her some hints,such as "try putting the corners together first" and "that area looks like it needs pink ones,so lets find all the pink pieces." Annie's father is using the process Vygotsky called
A) parentese.
B) forced teaching.
C) vicarious learning.
D) scaffolding.

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Annie's father is providing her with guidance and support, similar to how a scaffold provides support for a building under construction. This is known as scaffolding, which is a process described by Vygotsky where a more skilled individual provides assistance to a less skilled individual in order to help them learn and develop their skills.

Four-Year-Old Annie Is Trying to Put Together Her First Jigsaw