These functions can be
manifested thanks to our brain
and hot it works, which we can
understand more effectively with
the parietal and extraparietal
motor system; which expresses
how our body works with the
brain, and how it fullfils its
function of sensations, emotions,
motor movements, among others.
Psychological abilities
The superior mental functions
develop and appear in two
moments:In the first moment,
psychological abilities or higher
mental functions are manifested in
the social sphere and the second
moment is the individual sphere.
Internalization or internalization
designates the process of building
internal representations of
external physical actions or mental
operations.
Language and development
For Vygotsky, language is the psychological
tool that most influences cognitive
development. He distinguishes three stages
in the use of language: the social stage, the
egocentric stage and the inner speech. In the
first stage, that of social speech, the child
uses language fundamentally to
communicate. Thought and language meet
independent functions. The child enters the
next stage, egocentric speech, when he
begins to use the he speaks to regulate his
behavior and thought. Talk out loud to
yourself when you do some tasks Children
internalize egocentric speech in the last
stage of speech development, that of inner
speech, in this phase, they can reflect on
problem solving and the sequence of actions
manipulating the language “in your head”.
Zone of proximal development
Vygotsky assumed that interactions
with adults and peers in the personal
development zone help the child
reach a higher level of functioning.
The zone of proximal development
representes a gap, the gap is what a
child can do by himself and what he
can do with help. If a child knows how
to add but needs a little help from an
adult, that would be the zone of
proximal development. With practice
and support. he will eventually do it on
his own.
Thinking tools
Vygotsky described from the
technical and pyschological
tools that children use to
interpret their world. The first
serve to modify the objects to
dominate the environment. The
second tools serve to organize
or control thought and behavior.
Every culture has its own
technical and psychological
tools that they transmit to
children through social
interactions
Sociocultural perspective
Vygotsky's sociocultural theory
views human development as a
socially mediated process in which
children acquire their cultural
values, beliefs, and problem-solving
strategies through collaborative
dialogues with more knowledgeable
members of society. Vygotsky's
theory is comprised of concepts
such as culture-specific tools,
private speech, and the Zone of
Proximal Development.