Question

"Linda is watching a new television series. Although she has obtained mixed reviews about the series from her friends, she wants to watch it for herself to reach a conclusion. While watching the show, she is able to assess whether it is worth watching. In this scenario, Linda is trying to:

Answer 1

Answer: Encode the evidence.

Explanation: When information, messages or stimulus are received, it is converted into a certain format before being stored in memory. This is may be necessary in other to aid the retrieval of such information from memory or for the sake of comparison or assessment with previously stored information pertaining to a particular subject as in the case of Linda described above. Linda compares reviews and thoughts offered by friends with her own personal observation by encoding information while watching and then reaching a conclusion on the subject.