Sharon observes her co-worker, Robert, being rude to a newcomer. She decides that Robert is being a bully. Which of the following stages of information processing has Sharon just undergone?O Selective attention/comprehensionO Encoding and simplificationO Storage and retentionO Retrieval and responseO Implicit cognition

The introduction provides context for comprehending Sharon's thought process in reaction to Robert, her co-worker's actions. In this instance, Sharon witnesses Robert acting impolitely toward a stranger. The goal of the analysis is to pinpoint the precise information processing steps that Sharon took to make meaning of this exchange. The choices made here represent different cognitive processes, and the introduction sets the scenario for determining which stage most accurately captures Sharon's first thought process in response to the conduct she saw.A. Selective attention/comprehensionThe way that Sharon saw her co-worker Robert being unkind to a new employee and labeled his actions as bullying corresponds with the information processing stage of selective attention/comprehension. At this point, people use their perceptions and cognitive processes to filter and concentrate on particular pieces of information from their surroundings. The bad behavior that Sharon saw caught her attention, and she understood it in a way that made her believe that it was bullying.The capacity to pay attention to certain elements of a situation while disregarding others is known as selective attention. In this instance, Sharon demonstrated her cognitive filtering and interpretation processes by paying attention to parts of Robert's actions and understanding it as bullying. This first stage lays the groundwork for later stages of cognitive processing, when people organize and analyze data to make sense of their experiences. These stages include encoding and simplification. As demonstrated by Sharon's classification of Robert's actions as bullying, people selectively pay attention to and grasp information at the early stages of information processing.Here's why choosing any other answer would be incorrect:B. Encoding and simplification involves the process of transforming information into a mental representation. In Sharon's case, she has not yet reached the stage of encoding, as she has just observed and categorized Robert's behavior without actively processing or encoding it into a mental representation.C. Storage and retention pertain to the phase where information is stored in memory for later retrieval. Sharon's immediate reaction to Robert's behavior does not involve storing the information for later recall; instead, it reflects her real-time perception and interpretation of the event.D. Retrieval and response involve recalling stored information and generating a response based on that recall. Since Sharon's judgment is a spontaneous reaction to the observed behavior, she has not gone through the stages of storing information for later retrieval and response.E. Implicit cognition refers to unconscious cognitive processes that influence judgments and decisions. Sharon's judgment of Robert's behavior as bullying appears to be a conscious and explicit evaluation rather than an implicit or automatic cognitive process.In summary, option A, "Selective attention/comprehension," best describes Sharon's cognitive process at that particular instant since it more closely matches her observations and assessments of Robert's actions with the early phases of attention and comprehension.In conclusion, Sharon's account of Robert her coworker being rude to a new hire and her subsequent classification of his behavior as bullying are primarily in line with the initial stage of selective attention/comprehension in the information processing process. During this phase, people filter and focus on certain pieces of information from their environment using their perceptions and cognitive processes. Sharon's interpretation of what happened was predicated on her ability to focus on the negative behavior she saw and her recognition of it as a form of bullying.Because they relate to later phases of information processing that entail encoding, storing, retrieving, or implicit cognitive processes, the remaining possibilities (B. Encoding and simplification, C. Storage and retention, D. Retrieval and response, and E. Implicit cognition) are less appropriate. Sharon's snap decision is not so much a product of active encoding, storage, retrieval, or implicit cognitive effects as it is of her initial perception and interpretation.The conclusion is essentially derived from the unique way that Sharon responded cognitively to the event that was seen, emphasizing how crucial it is to comprehend the steps that sequential information processing goes through in cognitive psychology.