HSCI 441 - Community Health » Fall 2020 » Quiz 7

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Question #1
A model is a subclass of a theory.
A.   TRUE
B.   FALSE
Question #2
Social networks can impact health, but the specifics of who is the most impacted and how best to set up and use social networks are well known to health education specialists.
A.   TRUE
B.   FALSE
Question #3
An individual who has a lower cholesterol level after improved eating habits is experiencing negative reinforcement.
A.   FALSE
B.   TRUE
Question #4
At the intrapersonal level, theories of health behavior assume individuals exist within and are influenced by a social environment.
A.   TRUE
B.   FALSE
Question #5
Expectancies are values that individuals place on an expected outcome.
A.   FALSE
B.   TRUE
Question #6
The Precaution Adoption Process Model (PAPM) is a stage model focused on how people come to the decision to take action, and translate the decision into action.
A.   FALSE
B.   TRUE
Question #7
When a person stops smoking because they recently had close friend die of lung cancer, which construct of the Health Belief Model is this consistent with?
A.   Perceived Barriers
B.   Perceived Seriousness
C.   Perceived Benefits
D.   Perceived Susceptibility
Question #8
When a person exercises to achieve weight loss, prevent heart disease, and lower blood pressure he or she is acting according to which component of the Health Belief Model?
A.   Perceived Barriers
B.   Perceived Seriousness
C.   Perceived Susceptibility
D.   Perceived Benefits
Question #9
According to the Stimulus-Response Theory, reducing health insurance benefits for employees who continue to participate in a health-harming behavior is an example of
A.   positive reinforcement.
B.   negative reinforcement.
C.   negative punishment.
D.   positive punishment.
Question #10
Which theory/model was originally designed to explain the effects of fear appeals on health attitudes and behaviors?
A.   Information-Motivation-Behavioral Skill Model
B.   Social Cognitive Theory
C.   Protective Motivation Theory
D.   Elaboration Likelihood Model
Question #11
For Janice to lose weight, she must believe both that she is able to lose weight and that the weight loss will benefit her health. These beliefs are examples of
A.   positive punishment and locus of control.
B.   efficacy and outcome expectations.
C.   positive reinforcement and strategic change.
D.   self-esteem and efficacy.
Question #12
In the Elaboration Likelihood Model of Persuasion (ELM)
A.   there is only one route of attitude change, peripheral process.
B.   the model specifies how persuasion can have an impact on variables.
C.   elaboration means the amount of cognitive processing that a person puts into receiving messages.
D.   the process has not been successful with message tailoring.
Question #13
In attempting to overcome personal barriers to obtaining a colonoscopy, the best theory to use is the
A.   Health Belief Model
B.   Cognitive-Behavioral Model of the Relapse Process
C.   Social Power
D.   Theory of Planned Behavior
Question #14
A basic premise of the _______________ is that people learn not only through their own experiences, but also by observing the actions of others and the results of those actions.
A.   Health Belief Model
B.   Transtheoretical Model
C.   Diffusion of Innovations
D.   Social Cognitive Theory
Question #15
Being tardy is defined as showing up after attendance has been taken.
A.   TRUE
B.   FALSE

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