According to Lev Vygotsky, basic mental capacities are transformed into higher cognitive processes primarily through

Options

A. adaptation and organisation
B. rewards and punishment
C. social interaction
D. stimulus-response association

Answer

C

Explanation

Lev Vygotsky was psychologist who founded the theory of socio-cultural development. He believed in cognitive apprenticeship where according to him, the thinking proces of the child is governed by three major faculties i.e. Language, culture and society. Thus, it is true to say that the mental cognitive development of the child is the result of social interaction.