Unit 3: Vygotsky's Social Factors of Development

internalization

the absorption of knowledge into the self from environmental and social contexts

zone of proximal developemnt

the range between the developed level of ability that. a child displays and the potential level the child is capable

actual development level

rarely lives up to its potential because ability depends on input from the environment, and that input is rarely truly optimal

fluid intelligence

the ability to think in terms of abstract concepts and symbolic relationships

crystallized intelligence

specific knowledge of facts and information

dementia

a decline in cognitive function—including memory, language, and problem-solving—severe enough to interfere with daily life