Which of the following sequence is correct, with respect to early selection theory?

Correct option is A

According to Broadbent's early selection theory of attention, sensory information first registers briefly in all sensory channels (registration by senses). Then a selective filter operates based on physical characteristics to allow only attended information to pass through for further processing (filtering). Unattended information remains in a brief sensory buffer without further processing (unattended information static), while the selected/attended information proceeds to higher-level processing and awareness (designated information processed).

Information Booster:
1. Broadbent's Filter Model: Proposed that attention acts as a bottleneck early in processing, before semantic analysis
2. Physical Characteristics: The filter selects based on physical features like location, pitch, or intensity, not meaning
3. Limited Capacity: Central processing has limited capacity, necessitating selection of relevant information
4. Information Loss: Unattended information is lost because it doesn't pass through the filter to higher processing stages
5. Challenge: Later research (Treisman, Deutsch & Deutsch) showed some semantic processing of unattended information, leading to modified theories