cultural-historical school of psychology

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psychological theory school of psychology theoretical framework

The cultural-historical school of psychology is a theoretical approach that explains human mental development as fundamentally shaped by social interaction, cultural tools (especially language), and historical context.

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cultural-historical school of psychology canonical	1

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	psychological theory ⓘ school of psychology ⓘ theoretical framework ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Vygotskian psychology ⓘ cultural-historical psychology ⓘ socio-cultural theory of mind ⓘ
appliedIn	cross-cultural research ⓘ instructional design ⓘ school education ⓘ special education ⓘ
contrastsWith	behaviorism ⓘ classical cognitivism ⓘ
coreConcept	activity ⓘ historical development of mind ⓘ internalization ⓘ mediation by cultural tools ⓘ psychological tools ⓘ social origin of higher mental functions ⓘ zone of proximal development NERFINISHED ⓘ
developedBy	Alexander Luria NERFINISHED ⓘ Alexei Leontiev NERFINISHED ⓘ Daniil Elkonin NERFINISHED ⓘ Lev Vygotsky NERFINISHED ⓘ Pyotr Zinchenko NERFINISHED ⓘ Vasily Davydov NERFINISHED ⓘ
emphasizes	historical context of psychological processes ⓘ importance of language for thought ⓘ learning as a socially mediated process ⓘ role of culture in shaping cognition ⓘ role of social interaction in mental development ⓘ
fieldOfStudy	cognitive psychology ⓘ developmental psychology ⓘ educational psychology ⓘ psychology ⓘ sociocultural psychology ⓘ
foundedBy	Lev Vygotsky NERFINISHED ⓘ
influenced	CHAT (cultural-historical activity theory) NERFINISHED ⓘ activity theory ⓘ cultural psychology ⓘ social constructivism in education ⓘ sociocultural theory in education ⓘ
keyTerm	higher psychological functions ⓘ lower psychological functions ⓘ sign mediation ⓘ tool mediation ⓘ
originatedIn	Soviet Union NERFINISHED ⓘ
originatedInPeriod	1920s ⓘ
theorizes	that individual cognition emerges from social interaction ⓘ that learning leads development ⓘ
views	development as transformation of participation in social practices ⓘ higher mental functions as culturally mediated ⓘ

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Lev Vygotsky → movement → cultural-historical school of psychology ⓘ