Correct Answer - Option 1 : Vygotsky
Lev Vygotsky was a Soviet psychologist, known for his work on psychological development in children. Lev Vygotsky', a Soviet psychologist, has propounded the "Socio-cultural Theory". This theory implies the idea that social interaction plays a crucial role in the development of a learner's cognitive ability.
According to Vygotsky, social interaction is the primary cause of cognitive development as his theory emphasizes that children learn through interaction and collaboration with skilled and knowledgeable people.
''Words are structured with sense, inner speech, and language," stated Vygotsky.
- This is a theory. Inner speech (Private Speech) is a form of internalized, self-directed dialogue: talking to oneself in silence.
- The phrase inner speech was used by a Russian psychologist Lev Vygotsky to describe a stage in language acquisition and the process of thought.
- Lev Vygotsky emphasized that the acquisition of speech is the major activity in cognitive development.
- He believed that cognitive skills and patterns of thinking are the product of the interaction between the individual and the socio-cultural institution where the individual grows up.
- \Vygotsky embedded in this theory, the concept of 'Inner speech' which is a kind of speech directed to self with no communicative function.
- Lev Vygotsky's theory of language development focused on social learning and the zone of proximal development.
- The ZPD is a level of development obtained when children engage in social interactions with others; it is the distance between a child's potential to learn and the actual learning that takes place.
Thus, it can be concluded that Option 1 is correct.
