A three-year-old child who uses language as a guide to solving problems,such as saying "Put it there" to himself as he builds a tower of blocks,is using which of the following?
A)Egocentric scaffolding
B)Naive psychology
C)Social speech
D)Private speech

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Private speech refers to a child's tendency to talk to themselves out loud in order to guide their own actions and thought processes. In this scenario, the child saying "Put it there" is an example of private speech. The other options are not applicable in this context - egocentric scaffolding refers to a child's tendency to involve others in their play without considering their perspective, naive psychology refers to a child's understanding of mental states of others, and social speech refers to communication with others for social purposes.

A Three-Year-Old Child Who Uses Language as a Guide to Solving