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According to researchers following up on Vygotsky's ideas, adult guidance of children in Western cultures is heavily verbal, whereas children in traditional societies depend a lot more on a process of __________.

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Answer:observation and imitation of adults.

Explanation: traditional societies are more high context cultures and their communication is usually suggested and not directly expressed but the children understand the context very well because this is how they are raised from birth. They don't believe much into being verbal and traditional societies are more collective and strongly believe in interpersonal relationships so there is a high degree big interactions due to close relationships which makes it easier for children to learn through observations and imitations .

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