Question

Which stage proposed by Jerome Bruner corresponds to Jean Piaget's Sensorimotor Stage ?

• A. Iconic Stage
• B. Symbolic Stage
• C. Enactive Stage
• D. Pre-operational Stage

Answer 1

Answer:

C. Enactive Stage

Jerome Bruner divided the process of knowledge representation into three stages. This is quite similar to Jean Piaget's stages of Cognitive Development:

Enactive Stage = Sensorimotor Stage:

• Age: Birth to approximately 1–2 years.

• Characteristics: Children understand things through their own body movements and physical actions/motor responses (for example: touching, putting toys in their mouth, moving them).

Comparison of Other Stages:

• Iconic Stage: Understanding things through pictures, images, and visuals (similar to Piaget's Pre-operational stage).

• Symbolic Stage: Thinking through language, symbols, and abstract concepts (similar to Piaget's Concrete & Formal Operational stages)."