Question

The social interactionist theory is based on the work of ........................

• A. Noam Chomsky
• B. Jean Piaget
• C. Jerome Bruner
• D. Lev Vygotsky

Answer 1

Answer:

D. Lev Vygotsky

• The basic notion of this theory is that language has social origin. 
• He proposed the idea of the zone of proximal development (ZPD or Zoped). 
• The Zone of Proximal Development is defined as the space between what a learner can do without assistance and what a learner can do with adult guidance or in collaboration with more capable peers. 
• It is defined as the difference between a child's “actual developmental level as determined by independent problem solving" and the child's “potential development as determined through problem solving under adult guidance or in collaboration with more capable peers".