In a study, psychologists recorded how often children talked aloud to themselves while solving puzzles. Children who talked to themselves more often did better on similar puzzles a month later.
Explain one way this finding supports Vygotsky's (1981) theory and one weakness of using it as evidence for the theory.
48 exam-style questions on Edexcel GCSE Psychology 10.1 Language, thought and communication, covering 10.1.1 Relationship between language and thought, 10.1.2 How thought and language affect views of the world, 10.1.3 Human vs animal communication, 10.1.4 Non-verbal communication examples, and 10.1.5 Explanations of non-verbal communication. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.