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According to Vygotsky children speak to themselves :

  • A.To aid thought and for self-regulation.
  • B.To provide self-reinforcement when adults are ignoring them.
  • C.Because they are egocentric.
  • D.Because their thought is illogical.

Answer: A

For Vygotsky, children speak to themselves to aid thought and for self-regulation.

Vygotsky saw private speech as a key step in development. Speech begins as a social tool used with others; children then turn it on themselves, talking aloud to plan, guide and control their actions, especially when a task is difficult. Gradually it becomes silent inner speech, the medium of verbal thought.

Explaining private speech as a sign that children are egocentric, or that their thought is illogical, is Piaget's account, which Vygotsky disputed. Self-reinforcement when adults ignore them is not part of either theory.

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