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Glossary P

Deutsch: Proximale Entwicklung / Español: Desarrollo próximo / Português: Desenvolvimento proximal / Français: Développement proximal / Italian: Sviluppo prossimale

Proximal Development refers to the concept of the Zone of Proximal Development (ZPD), introduced by Soviet Psychologist Lev Vygotsky. It describes the range of tasks that a learner can perform with the help of a more knowledgeable other but cannot yet perform independently. This concept is fundamental in understanding how learning and development occur through social interactions and guided support.

Proximal stimulus is the reception of information and its Registration by a sense organ, for example, retinal images in the case of vision.

Proximate questions refer to questions in science that ask how a behavior works rather than why it works.

Proximity is defined as geographical nearness. Proximity refers to geographic, residential, and other forms of spatial closeness; the hysical distance between people. Proximity more precisely, "functional distance", powerfully predicts liking.

Proximity effect refers to the tendency to feel emotionally close to those who are physically near.

Proximity principle refers to the tendency for individuals to form interpersonal relations with those who are close by.

Proximodistal means from the inner part or axis of the body outward.

Proximodistal development refers to a sequence of physical maturation and growth that proceeds from the center of the body (the proximal region) to the extremities (distal regions).

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