Question 1

A belief concerning the actual and imagined costs of following a new behavior is known as:
A) perceived susceptibility.
B) perceived severity.
C) perceived benefits.
D) perceived barriers.

Accepted Answer

Perceived barriers refer to an individual's assessment of the obstacles or costs associated with adopting a new behavior, including both actual and imagined challenges.

Question 2

Feather's decision making under uncertainty model argues that action is based on (1) the subjective value or utility of attaining the goal and (2) the subjective probability or likelihood of attaining that goal.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 3

Receiving a postcard from the doctor for a follow-up check is an example of:
A) perceived susceptibility.
B) perceived severity.
C) perceived benefits.
D) cues to action.

Accepted Answer

Receiving a postcard from the doctor serves as a reminder or prompt, which is a cue to action, encouraging the individual to take a specific health-related action, such as scheduling a follow-up appointment.

Question 4

Distributing free condoms is an effective way to build self-efficacy.

Accepted Answer

Distributing free condoms primarily aims to promote safe sex practices and reduce the spread of sexually transmitted infections, rather than directly building self-efficacy, which involves an individual's belief in their ability to succeed in specific situations.

Question 5

A subjective belief that a person has with regard to acquiring a disease or harmful state as a result of indulging in a particular behavior is known as:
A) perceived susceptibility.
B) perceived severity.
C) perceived benefits.
D) perceived threat.

Accepted Answer

Perceived susceptibility refers to an individual's belief about the likelihood of acquiring a disease or harmful state as a result of a specific behavior.

Question 6

Which theory describes behavior as a multiplicative relationship among expectancy, incentive, and motive?
A) Edwards's subjective expected utility model
B) Atkinson's risk taking model
C) Feather's decision making under uncertainty model
D) Rotter's reinforcement model

Accepted Answer

Atkinson's risk taking model describes behavior as a multiplicative relationship among expectancy, incentive, and motive, focusing on how these factors influence decision-making and risk-taking behavior.

Question 7

Mentioning negative consequences about a behavior will modify perceived susceptibility.

Accepted Answer

Mentioning negative consequences about a behavior can make people believe they are more likely to experience that behavior.

Question 8

Statement A: The HBM originated from the work of a group of social psychologists in the U.S. Public Health Service in the 1950s.
Statement B: The HBM originated in an attempt to determine the reasons why few people were participating in tuberculosis screenings.
A) Statement A is true and statement B is false.
B) Statement A is false and statement B is true.
C) Both statements are true.
D) Both statements are false.

Accepted Answer

The Health Belief Model (HBM) was indeed developed by social psychologists in the U.S. Public Health Service in the 1950s to understand why people were not participating in tuberculosis screenings.

Question 9

Reassuring education recipients that the behavior they will be doing will have minimal costs will modify:
A) self-efficacy.
B) perceived severity.
C) perceived benefits.
D) perceived barriers.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Reassuring education recipients that the behavior they...

Question 10

Statement A: Some studies of HBM have found no role of perceived susceptibility, indicating that its constructs are unspecific and thus making it difficult to be tested.
Statement B: HBM focuses on synthetic truth that can be known through exploration and testing.
A) Statement A is true and statement B is false.
B) Statement A is false and statement B is true.
C) Both statements are true.
D) Both statements are false.

Accepted Answer

Statement A is true because some studies have indeed found that perceived susceptibility does not always play a significant role in predicting health behaviors, suggesting limitations in the specificity of HBM constructs. Statement B is false because HBM (Health Belief Model) is based on psychological constructs rather than synthetic truths, which are typically associated with empirical or scientific exploration.

Question 11

One of the persons who first described the health belief model was:
A) Albert Bandura.
B) Godfrey Hochbaum.
C) James Prochaska.
D) Edward Tolman.

Accepted Answer

Godfrey Hochbaum was one of the first to describe the health belief model, which is a psychological model that attempts to explain and predict health behaviors.

Question 12

Reducing stress associated with implementing a new behavior will modify:
A) self-efficacy.
B) perceived severity.
C) perceived benefits.
D) perceived barriers.

Accepted Answer

Reducing stress associated with implementing a new behavior will modify self-efficacy. Self-efficacy is the belief in one's ability to succeed in a specific situation. When stress is reduced, people are more likely to believe that they can succeed in implementing a new behavior.

Question 13

According to Tolman's performance behavior theory, behavior is a multiplicative relationship among expectancy, incentive, and motive.

Accepted Answer

Tolman's theory emphasizes cognitive maps and latent learning, not a multiplicative relationship among expectancy, incentive, and motive.

Question 14

All of the following are limitations of the health belief model, except:
A) It does not lend itself very well to promotion of behaviors, particularly long-term behavior change.
B) The model lacks in consistent predictive power mainly because it focuses on a limited number of factors.
C) Different questions are used in different studies to determine the same beliefs, thereby making it difficult to compare across studies.
D) Constructs of the model do not provide specific guidance at the micro level for planning the "how to" part of interventions.

Accepted Answer

The answer of All of the following are limitations of...

Question 15

A belief in the advantages of the methods suggested for reducing the risk or seriousness of the disease or harmful state resulting from a particular behavior is known as:
A) perceived susceptibility.
B) perceived severity.
C) perceived benefits.
D) perceived threat.

Accepted Answer

Perceived benefits refer to an individual's belief in the efficacy of the advised action to reduce risk or seriousness of impact.

Question 16

Perceived severity refers to the subjective belief in the extent of harm that can result from an acquired disease or harmful state as a result of a particular behavior.

Accepted Answer

Perceived severity is a concept from health psychology that describes an individual's belief about the seriousness of contracting an illness or of leaving it untreated, which can influence their health-related behaviors.

Question 17

The theory that posits that behavior is based on the expectancy that a certain action will lead to a certain outcome and reinforcement based on previous learning is:
A) Edwards' s model.
B) Atkinson's model.
C) Feather's model.
D) Rotter's model.

Accepted Answer

Rotter's model, known as the Social Learning Theory, suggests that behavior is influenced by the expectancy of a certain outcome and reinforcement from past experiences.

Question 18

Distributing free condoms to promote safer sex is an example of modifying which construct of HBM?
A) Perceived susceptibility
B) Perceived severity
C) Perceived barriers
D) Self-efficacy

Accepted Answer

Distributing free condoms addresses perceived barriers by making it easier for individuals to practice safer sex without the obstacle of cost or access.

Question 19

Completing questions about an individual's cognition in the operationalization of HBM may change and create that individual's thinking rather than tapping into how exactly he or she thinks to begin with.

Accepted Answer

Completing questions can influence an individual's cognition by prompting them to reflect or reconsider their thoughts, potentially altering their original thinking.

Question 20

HBM was influenced by the theory of Kurt Lewin, which is an example of:
A) learning theory.
B) attribution theory.
C) causal theory.
D) value expectancy theory.

Accepted Answer

The Health Belief Model (HBM) was influenced by Kurt Lewin's value expectancy theory, which suggests that behavior is a function of the value of the outcome and the expectancy that a certain action will lead to that outcome.

Quiz 3: The Health Belief Model

A belief concerning the actual and imagined costs of following a new behavior is known as:

Feather's decision making under uncertainty model argues that action is based on (1) the subjective value or utility of attaining the goal and (2) the subjective probability or likelihood of attaining that goal.

Receiving a postcard from the doctor for a follow-up check is an example of:

Distributing free condoms is an effective way to build self-efficacy.

A subjective belief that a person has with regard to acquiring a disease or harmful state as a result of indulging in a particular behavior is known as:

Which theory describes behavior as a multiplicative relationship among expectancy, incentive, and motive?

Mentioning negative consequences about a behavior will modify perceived susceptibility.

Statement A: The HBM originated from the work of a group of social psychologists in the U.S. Public Health Service in the 1950s. Statement B: The HBM originated in an attempt to determine the reasons why few people were participating in tuberculosis screenings.

Reassuring education recipients that the behavior they will be doing will have minimal costs will modify:

Statement A: Some studies of HBM have found no role of perceived susceptibility, indicating that its constructs are unspecific and thus making it difficult to be tested. Statement B: HBM focuses on synthetic truth that can be known through exploration and testing.

One of the persons who first described the health belief model was:

Reducing stress associated with implementing a new behavior will modify:

According to Tolman's performance behavior theory, behavior is a multiplicative relationship among expectancy, incentive, and motive.

All of the following are limitations of the health belief model, except:

A belief in the advantages of the methods suggested for reducing the risk or seriousness of the disease or harmful state resulting from a particular behavior is known as:

Perceived severity refers to the subjective belief in the extent of harm that can result from an acquired disease or harmful state as a result of a particular behavior.

The theory that posits that behavior is based on the expectancy that a certain action will lead to a certain outcome and reinforcement based on previous learning is:

Distributing free condoms to promote safer sex is an example of modifying which construct of HBM?

Completing questions about an individual's cognition in the operationalization of HBM may change and create that individual's thinking rather than tapping into how exactly he or she thinks to begin with.

HBM was influenced by the theory of Kurt Lewin, which is an example of: