You have seen all the posters around campus telling you to eat healthier. You know you should and you know that there is a tendency toward high blood pressure in your family, so a good diet is a smart choice. But you just can't adopt the kind of diet this campaign suggests because it's tough to eat well on a student's lowly income. The Health Belief Model would argue that you failed to adopt the healthy behavior because of your perception of ____________.

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The Health Belief Model suggests that behavior change is influenced by one's perception of the barriers to action. In this scenario, the individual perceives the financial barriers to adopting a healthier diet as too high and therefore chooses not to adopt the healthy behavior.

You Have Seen All the Posters Around Campus Telling You