I n a not so distant past, beer was brewed with an extended and varied array of botanical ingredients. Herbs, roots and spices where used by our European ancestors in order to give their beers distinct tastes, flavours and properties. These botanicals where sometimes referred to as Gruit, hence Gruit Ale.
Vygotskyâs theory is called a socio-cultural theory of cognitive development. He believed that children, in different cultures, learn ways of thinking that are necessary to live in their own culture and community. Children in different cultures develop unique cognitive strengths.
Development from one stage to the next is dependent upon the child's understanding of the environment in that particular stage. This phenomenon eventually causes such a degree of cognitive disequilibrium that thought structures require reorganizing. Sensorimotor Development: Birth to 2 Years.