What does the cognitive model of response processing sequence?

• A. Stimulus - Response - Organism
• B. Stimulus - Organism - Response
• C. Organism - Stimulus - Response
• D. Response - Stimulus - Organism

Answer: (B)

In the cognitive view of response processing, processing happens inside the organism after a stimulus and before a response. The environment presents a stimulus that the person perceives and encodes; the organism’s mental processes—perception, attention, memory, evaluation, and decision-making—interpret and decide on an action based on goals and past learning. Only after this internal processing is a response selected and executed. This is why the sequence Stimulus → Organism → Response is the best fit: it reflects that internal cognition sits between what is sensed and what is expressed behaviorally. The other orders would imply either a response without processing or processing occurring without a stimulus triggering it, which contradicts the cognitive emphasis on internal mental operations guiding action.