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Developmental processes do not coincidence with learning processes. Rather, the developmental process lags behind the learning process, this sequence results in proximal zones of development.

"The traditional view [is] that at the moment a child assimilated the meaning of a word, or masters an operation such as addition or written language, her developmental processes are basically completed. In fact, they have only just begun."

There is reason to believe that voluntary activity, more than highly developed intellect, distinguished humans from the animals which stand closest to them.