Exam 3: Understanding and Achieving Behavior Change

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According to the diffusion of innovation model, how does a behavior change unfold in a population? What is a key factor that influences the speed of diffusion of a behavior change?​

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The belief that one can lose weight, a key tenet of weight loss, is viewed as an indication of ____ in the health belief model.​

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What is the concept of reciprocal determinism and in which behavior change theory is it incorporated?​

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​Self-efficacy, outcome expectancies, and self-regulation, which are three of the major constructs of the ____, were applied in the development, implementation, and evaluation of the EatFit intervention program for young teens.

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Match the descriptions of the stages of the diffusion innovation model in the left column with the name of the stage in the right column. Options will be used only once.​ -​The individual is aware of the innovation and has acquired some information about it.

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Cognitive-behavioral theory is highly process-oriented and goal-directed.​

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​The process of testing and assessing certain elements of a program before it is implemented fully is called ____ evaluation.

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Match the term in the right column with its correct description in the left column. Options will be used only once.​ -​Positive or negative evaluation of performing a behavior

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The Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP) Research Group showed that lifestyle intervention based on cognitive-behavioral theory was significantly more effective than drug therapy at reducing the incidence of diabetes. ​

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Knowing the factors that affect consumers' food choices tells us how consumers make their decisions.​

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​According to the diffusion of innovation model, when an individual is aware of an innovation and has acquired some information about it, he or she is in the ____ stage.

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​Which intervention strategy is most appropriate for someone in the precontemplation stage of change?

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Compare and contrast intentions and subjective norms as defined within the theory of planned behavior.​

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​The stages of change model can only be applied at the individual level and is not appropriate for community-based interventions.

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​Which theory asserts that behaviors are determined by a person's intentions to behave in certain ways which are, in turn, influenced by past experiences with those behaviors?

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Match the descriptions of the stages of the transtheoretical model in the left column with the name of the stage in the right column. Options will be used only once.​ -​The individual has started making changes in his or her environment to support the changed behavior.

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Match the descriptions of the behavior change theories in the left column with the name of the theory in the right column. Options will be used only once.​ -​Considers an individual's intention to change behavior to be determined by both personal attitudes and subjective norms

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Behavior change theories provide evidence-based methods that are not empirically tested.​

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Motivational interviewing targets changes in attitudes and beliefs. ​

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Self-efficacy is the determination to act in a certain way.​

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