Studies on the History of Behavior: Ape, Primitive, and Child

by Alexander R. Luria and Lev Semyonovich Vygotsky

Book Overview

The surge of contemporary interest in Vygotsky's contribution to child psychology has focused largely on his developmental method and his claim that higher psychological functions in the individual emerge out of social processes, that is, his notion of the "zone of proximal development." Insufficient attention has been given to his claim that human social and psychological processes are shaped by cultural tools or mediational means. This book is one...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0805810145
• ISBN13: 9780805810141
• Release Date: April 1993
• Publisher: Psychology Press
• Length: 262 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.4"