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Vygotsky believed that language is an important tool for thought and plays a key role in cognitive development.

People with intrapersonal intelligence display excellent communication and social skills.

The term Vygotsky used for providing assistance was scaffolding.

During the sensorimotor stage, infants use all their senses to explore and learn.

Young children with verbal-linguistic intelligence learn best by talking, reading, and writing.

The theories provided by Erikson, Piaget, and Vygotsky can be useful decision-making tools.

The brain affects all aspects of growth and development.

Gardner believes intelligence is a result of complex interactions between children's heredity and experiences.

Vygotsky believed children learn primarily through exploration with hands-on activities.

Erikson proposed a theory of multiple intelligences.

As children receive new information, they are constantly creating, modifying, organizing, and reorganizing schemata.

Piaget and Vygotsky believed that children build knowledge through experiences.

According to Erikson, during the first 18 months, children learn to trust or mistrust their environment.

Piaget's 4th stage, formal operations, occurs between seven and eleven years of age.

Musical intelligence involves the ability to recognize musical patterns.

According to Erikson, children who are provided unrealistic goals and expectations can develop feelings of insecurity.

Piaget believed that learning was not limited by stage or maturation.

Logical-mathematical intelligence is the ability to use logic and reason to solve problems.

Gardner's theory of intelligence emphasize that there are two types of intelligence.

Developmental theories provide insights into how children grow and learn.

One of Vygotsky's most important contributions was the zone of proximal development.

Children with naturalistic intelligence process knowledge through sensation.

Naturalistic intelligence allows people to use their vision to develop mental images.

Howard Gardener's theory has helped teachers rethink how they work with young children.

Vygotsky's theory includes eight stages.