Question

In Bruner's theory, what is the term used to describe the process of organizing information into a mental model?

• A. Accommodation
• B. Cognition
• C. Scaffolding
• D. Representation

Answer 1

Answer:

D. Representation

• Jerome Bruner, an American psychologist has made crucial contributions in the field of human cognitive psychology.

• He has identified three stages of cognitive representation which includes:

Enactive stage:

• It refers to the representation of knowledge through actions.

• Learning by doing is the main principle

• They learn by physical actions and storing things in memory

Iconic stage:

• It refers to the visual summarization of images.

• The learner stores sensory images which are visual ones

Symbolic stage:

• It refers to the use of words and other symbols to describe experiences.

• The experience stored in memory in the form of symbols i.e. language