According to Vygotsky, development is optimal when
A) the child learns independently.
B) a child is guided by someone with more skill.
C) someone with more skill does NOT interfere by trying to structure a task for the child.
D) the amount of assistance given exceeds the amount that the child needs.

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Vygotsky believed that development is optimal when a child is guided by someone with more skill, who provides appropriate support and scaffolding as the child gains mastery of increasingly complex tasks. This process is known as the zone of proximal development. Therefore, choice B is the best answer. The other choices are not consistent with Vygotsky's theory of sociocultural development.

According to Vygotsky, Development Is Optimal When