According to Vygotsky, infants are endowed with basic perceptual, attention, and memory capacities that they share with other animals. These develop during the first two years through
A) stimulating interactions with adults.
B) direct contact with the environment.
C) the biological unfolding of genetic structures.
D) independent exploration of the environment.

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Vygotsky believed that infants' basic perceptual, attention, and memory capacities need to be developed through stimulating interactions with adults. This means that social interaction is key to the development of these capacities, beyond just direct exposure to the environment or an unfolding of genetic structures. Independent exploration is also important, but it is through the interactions with adults that infants can truly improve these abilities.

According to Vygotsky, Infants Are Endowed with Basic Perceptual, Attention