Encoding

“People encode goal-directed behaviors, such as assembling an object, by segmenting them into discrete actions, organized as goal-subgoal hierarchies … Hierarchical encoding facilitates observational learning by organizing perceived actions into a representation that can serve as an action plan.” Hard, Bridgette Martin; Lozano, Sandra C.; Tversky, Barbara, Journal of Experimental Psychology: General. 2006 Nov Vol 135(4) 588-608