What did Lev Vygotsky believe about the social origin of mind?
Mind is biologically determined
It remains static throughout life
It’s shaped by social interaction and language use
It doesn’t exist
Answer
Lev Vygotsky believed that human thought is not an innate biological trait, but rather is a product of social interaction and language use. He argued that the mind is not something that is simply inside each individual, but rather is something that is created and shaped through interactions with other people.
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