Taylor would like to sign up for an foreign language class, and she wants to decide who is the single best instructor in the department from which to take the class. Taylor's decision-making process would best be characterized as:

Taylor's decision-making process would best be characterized as: an OPTIMIZING MODEL.

Explanation: Decision making process can be defined as the intellectual process used in making a choice among several alternative possibilities. This process is based on the values, preferences and beliefs of the decision-maker.

An optimizing model of decision making tends to select the best, most favorable or desirable choice especially under some restrictions.