GATE 2021 XH5 – Question 42

Development Across the Life Span · Physical, Cognitive and Psychosocial Development: Infancy, childhood, adolescence and adulthood · 1 mark · Multiple choice

Which framework emphasises culture and scaffolding in cognitive development?

Vygotsky’s theory
Piaget’s theory
Atkinson–Shiffrin information-processing model
Karmiloff-Smith’s theory

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Correct answer: (A) Vygotsky’s theory

Explanation

Vygotsky emphasises socially mediated learning and the zone of proximal development. Scaffolding describes support that helps a learner perform beyond unaided ability and is gradually withdrawn. This sociocultural account matches A; the alternatives have different central explanatory structures.

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