Question 1

The phases of which model are entry, needs assessment, planning, doing, and renewal?

Accepted Answer

A)  Health Belief Model 
B)  P-Process 
C)  Healthy Communities: The Process 
D)  Stages of Change

Question 2

Which of the following examines the process in which an innovative idea or practice achieves acceptance, and behavior change in specific cultural groups or populations may be seen as the adoption of an innovative behavior?

Accepted Answer

A)  Diffusion of Innovation Theory 
B)  Transtheoretical Stages Of Change Model 
C)  Social Marketing Theory 
D)  Health Belief Model

Question 3

The Knowledge-Attitude-Behavior Model is an educational strategy that uses an intervention approach.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Mental models have an even greater level of abstraction than both physical and symbolic models because they convey a mental image, not a real picture.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Which of the following emphasizes perceived threat as a motivating force and perceived benefits (fewer barriers) as a preferred path to action?

Accepted Answer

A)  Health Belief Model 
B)  Knowledge-Attitude-Behavior Model 
C)  Social Learning Theory 
D)  Theory of Reasoned Action

Question 6

Leslie is attempting to increase the acceptability of social ideas or practices in a target group and should select the theory that uses the marketing concepts and tools. Which theory uses the marketing concept?

Accepted Answer

A)  Social Marketing Theory 
B)  Marketing communication 
C)  Healthy Communities: The Process 
D)  Diffusion of Innovation Theory

Question 7

Both motivational and instrumental, or how-to, knowledge are needed for effective nutrition education designed to promote behavioral change.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

PRECEDE-PROCEED is an acronym for the components of the model. PRECEDE stands for Predisposing, Reinforcing, and Enabling Constructs in Educational/Environmental Diagnosis and Evaluation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

A __________ is a construct that accounts for or organizes events, and it provide nutritionists with different lenses through which to see situations; each lens provides a different view and understanding.

Accepted Answer

A)  theory 
B)  model 
C)  framework 
D)  programs

Question 10

Reversibility is a part of Diffusion of Innovation Theory, innovations that are not capable of termination are more likely to be adopted.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

In the Diffusion of Innovation Theory, complex innovations are more difficult to communicate and understand and are, therefore, less likely to be adopted.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

General nutrition education interventions have used Knowledge-Attitude-Behavior Model, which emphasizes dissemination of "how-to" (e.g., how to reduce fat intake) or "skills" information (e.g., shopping with a grocery list).

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

When using the Diffusion of Innovation Theory to promote systemic change within WIC, for example, it is important to talk about the relative benefits of the innovation (e.g., a decrease in iron deficiency anemia in children) rather than mandating use of a new system or process.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Program models are really not ways of viewing real events.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Behavioral capacity, efficacy expectations, and outcome expectations are the three major concepts in the Social Marketing Theory.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 13: Theories and Models for Health Promotion and Changing Nutrition Behavior

The phases of which model are entry, needs assessment, planning, doing, and renewal?

Which of the following examines the process in which an innovative idea or practice achieves acceptance, and behavior change in specific cultural groups or populations may be seen as the adoption of an innovative behavior?

The Knowledge-Attitude-Behavior Model is an educational strategy that uses an intervention approach.

Mental models have an even greater level of abstraction than both physical and symbolic models because they convey a mental image, not a real picture.

Which of the following emphasizes perceived threat as a motivating force and perceived benefits (fewer barriers) as a preferred path to action?

Leslie is attempting to increase the acceptability of social ideas or practices in a target group and should select the theory that uses the marketing concepts and tools. Which theory uses the marketing concept?

Both motivational and instrumental, or how-to, knowledge are needed for effective nutrition education designed to promote behavioral change.

PRECEDE-PROCEED is an acronym for the components of the model. PRECEDE stands for Predisposing, Reinforcing, and Enabling Constructs in Educational/Environmental Diagnosis and Evaluation.

A __________ is a construct that accounts for or organizes events, and it provide nutritionists with different lenses through which to see situations; each lens provides a different view and understanding.

Reversibility is a part of Diffusion of Innovation Theory, innovations that are not capable of termination are more likely to be adopted.

In the Diffusion of Innovation Theory, complex innovations are more difficult to communicate and understand and are, therefore, less likely to be adopted.

General nutrition education interventions have used Knowledge-Attitude-Behavior Model, which emphasizes dissemination of "how-to" (e.g., how to reduce fat intake) or "skills" information (e.g., shopping with a grocery list).

When using the Diffusion of Innovation Theory to promote systemic change within WIC, for example, it is important to talk about the relative benefits of the innovation (e.g., a decrease in iron deficiency anemia in children) rather than mandating use of a new system or process.

Program models are really not ways of viewing real events.

Behavioral capacity, efficacy expectations, and outcome expectations are the three major concepts in the Social Marketing Theory.