valu ation ▁Ph ase ▁ ▁The ▁evaluation ▁phase ▁focus es ▁on ▁med iation . ▁It ▁is ▁used ▁to ▁facil itate ▁the ▁effect ▁of ▁the ▁em otion ▁by ▁evalu ating ▁the ▁expect ations ▁about ▁the ▁out comes ▁of ▁an ▁information ▁search ▁and ▁the ▁perce ived ▁ab ilities ▁to ▁gain ▁the ▁information ▁sought ▁after . ▁In ▁other ▁words , ▁the ▁individual ▁we igh s ▁whether ▁or ▁not ▁to ▁seek ▁additional ▁information . ▁This ▁involves ▁two ▁general ▁consider ations ▁central ▁to ▁most ▁models ▁of ▁human ▁behavior : ▁▁ ▁Out come ▁expect ancy ▁– ▁individuals ▁assess ▁the ▁pros ▁and ▁cons ▁that ▁come ▁from ▁seeking ▁information ▁about ▁the ▁issue . ▁( Will ▁the ▁expected ▁outcome ▁be ▁positive ▁or ▁negative ?) ▁ ▁E ffic acy ▁assess ments ▁– ▁individuals ▁decide ▁whether ▁they ▁are ▁able ▁to ▁gather ▁the ▁information ▁needed ▁to ▁manage ▁their ▁uncertainty ▁dis cre p ancy ▁and ▁then ▁actually ▁co pe ▁with ▁it . ▁ ▁( Will ▁the ▁expected ▁outcome ▁be ▁too ▁much ▁to ▁handle ▁or ▁manage able ?) ▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ ▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ ▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ ▁▁▁▁▁▁ ▁These ▁two ▁conditions ▁will ▁determine ▁how ▁someone ▁see ks ▁information . ▁According ▁to ▁T M IM , ▁individuals ▁that ▁experience ▁feelings ▁of ▁effic acy ▁are ▁generally ▁able ▁to ▁eng age ▁in ▁the ▁behavior ▁or ▁to ▁accomplish ▁the ▁task ▁at ▁hand . ▁Un like ▁the ▁broad ▁concept ual izations ▁of ▁effic acy ▁recognized ▁by ▁the ▁compreh ensive ▁model ▁of ▁information ▁seeking ▁( CM IS ), ▁the ▁theory ▁arg ues ▁three ▁very ▁specific ▁effic acy ▁per ception s ▁that ▁are ▁uniqu ely ▁relevant ▁to ▁inter person al