Private speech, also known as self-talk, is the verbal comments made by individuals to themselves while performing a task. Cognitive development theorists like Vygotsky have suggested that private speech eventually becomes inner speech, which is the silent internal dialogue that individuals use to regulate their behavior and thought processes.

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Private Speech

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Private speech

A) eventually becomes inner speech.
B) involves talking aloud to others.
C) is more likely to occur while performing easy tasks than difficult tasks.
D) occurs before children's behaviour is regulated by speech from other people.

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