Final answer:
George's action of looking left and right while approaching a turn demonstrates controlled processing due to the attention required. Noticing the ambulance involves a mix of automatic and controlled processing because the sire recognition is reflexive, but deciding how to respond is a deliberate act. Therefore, the correct answer is that looking left and right is controlled processing, while noticing the ambulance is automatic processing.
Step-by-step explanation:
When George is approaching a light to make a right turn and looks left and right to ensure it is safe, this demonstrates controlled processing. Controlled processing is characterized by a deliberate, attentive act that is done with awareness. As a new driver, George must focus and pay attention to the action of checking both directions before making a turn to ensure safety. On the other hand, noticing the ambulance with blaring sirens involves both controlled and automatic processing. The immediate recognition of the sirens and the urgency they convey can be considered an automatic response since it is a reaction to a familiar stimuli that generally requires immediate attention. However, deciding how to respond to this stimulus - such as pulling over to let the ambulance pass - would involve controlled processing, as specific thought and action must be taken in response to the unique situation.
Thus, the correct description of George's processing is that looking left and then right demonstrates controlled processing, but noticing the ambulance demonstrates automatic processing. So, the first statement would be incorrect as it incorrectly suggests that noticing the ambulance involves controlled processing. The second statement is correct in its differentiation between the automatic detection of the ambulance and the controlled process of checking for safety. The third statement is incorrect because it oversimplifies the situation by classifying both the checking of traffic and noticing the ambulance as automatic when the former requires conscious effort from George. The fourth statement similarly inaccurately categorizes both activities as controlled processing, overlooking the reflexive nature of responding to emergency vehicle sirens.