Which one of the following statements best describes Vygotsky's concept of internalization?
a. As children grow older, they develop an increasing ability to think about events in abstract rather than concrete terms.
b. With age, children acquire more sophisticated problem-solving skills, largely because their parents and teachers give them increasingly challenging problems to tackle.
c. Over time, children acquire more self-confidence about their ability to deal with the world.
d. Through their social interactions with other people, children acquire ways of mentally approaching and thinking about a task.
Question 2
From Vygotsky's perspective, what important role does inner speech play?
a. By giving themselves directions about what to do next, children guide themselves through complex tasks.
b. By using words mentally as well as orally, children develop more abstract representations of the world.
c. By practicing various grammatical structures mentally, children acquire more complex language capabilities.
d. By talking to themselves about what they should have done or said in a particular situation, children remember the situation more vividly.