Week Three Open Book Test The following 25 questions are based on the Week Three readings. You may use your textbooks to complete this open-book test. Determine whether each statement is true or false and write your answer in the “True of False” column The number of words you must include in the “Answer” column is indicated by the number of blank lines in the “Statement” column. Write your answers in the “Answer” column.
True or False
Statement Answer
1. The Theory of Planned Behavior suggests that attitudes, subjective norms, and perceived behavioral control are all determinants of behavior.
2. The Transtheoretical Model of behavior change suggests that individuals go through five stages of change: pre-contemplation, contemplation, preparation, action, and maintenance.
3. According to the Health Belief Model, a person’s readiness to take action in relation to a specific health behavior is determined by their perceived susceptibility, perceived severity, perceived benefits, perceived barriers, cues to action, and self-efficacy.
4. Social cognitive theory emphasizes the importance of observational learning, self-efficacy, and self-regulation in influencing behavior change.
5. The Precaution Adoption Process Model proposes that individuals go through seven stages of adoption of precautionary behaviors: knowledge, persuasion, decision, implementation, confirmation, maintenance, and rethinking.
6. The stages of change in the Transtheoretical Model are linear, meaning that individuals progress through the stages in a sequential order.
7. The Health Belief Model focuses on the influence of social factors and norms on individual behavior.
8. Self-determination theory posits that individuals are driven by three basic psychological needs: autonomy, competence, and relatedness.
9. According to the information-motivation-behavioral skills model, behavior change requires sufficient information, motivation, and behavioral skills.
10. The Precaution Adoption Process Model suggests that individuals may skip stages or move back and forth between stages during the adoption of precautionary behaviors.
11. The Transtheoretical Model of behavior change has been widely applied to a variety of health behaviors, such as smoking cessation, weight loss, and exercise adherence.
12. The Theory of Planned Behavior suggests that intentions are the strongest predictor of behavior.
13. According to social cognitive theory, self-efficacy refers to an individual’s belief in their own ability to successfully perform a behavior.
14. The Health Belief Model considers perceived benefits and perceived barriers to be the primary determinants of behavior.
15. Self-determination theory proposes that intrinsic motivation is more effective in promoting behavior change than extrinsic motivation.
16. The Precaution Adoption Process Model is a linear model that suggests individuals progress through the stages of adoption in a systematic and predictable way.
17. The Transtheoretical Model of behavior change has been criticized for its lack of consideration for social and environmental factors.
18. According to the information-motivation-behavioral skills model, information and motivation are necessary but not sufficient for behavior change.
19. The Theory of Planned Behavior emphasizes the role of subjective norms in shaping behavior.
20. The Health Belief Model suggests that individuals are more likely to take action to prevent health conditions if they perceive themselves as susceptible to those conditions.
21. Self-determination theory proposes that individuals are motivated to engage in behaviors that satisfy their basic psychological needs for autonomy, competence, and relatedness.
22. The Precaution Adoption Process Model suggests that individuals may move through the stages of adoption at different speeds and in different orders.
23. The Transtheoretical Model of behavior change is focused solely on individual-level behavior change and does not consider social or environmental factors.
24. According to the information-motivation-behavioral skills model, behavioral skills are necessary for behavior change but not sufficient on their own.
25. The Theory of Planned Behavior proposes that behavior change is influenced by individual beliefs, attitudes, subjective norms, and perceived behavioral control.
Analysis:
The questions in this open book test assess your understanding of the theories related to behavior change. Each statement is either true or false, and you will need to provide your response in the “Answer” column. The number of words required for each answer is indicated by the number of blank lines in the “Statement” column.
1. True – The Theory of Planned Behavior suggests that attitudes, subjective norms, and perceived behavioral control are all determinants of behavior.
2. True – The Transtheoretical Model of behavior change suggests that individuals go through five stages of change: pre-contemplation, contemplation, preparation, action, and maintenance.
3. True – According to the Health Belief Model, a person’s readiness to take action in relation to a specific health behavior is determined by their perceived susceptibility, perceived severity, perceived benefits, perceived barriers, cues to action, and self-efficacy.
4. True – Social cognitive theory emphasizes the importance of observational learning, self-efficacy, and self-regulation in influencing behavior change.
5. True – The Precaution Adoption Process Model proposes that individuals go through seven stages of adoption of precautionary behaviors: knowledge, persuasion, decision, implementation, confirmation, maintenance, and rethinking.
6. False – The stages of change in the Transtheoretical Model are not linear; individuals may move back and forth between stages or skip stages altogether.
7. False – The Health Belief Model does not focus on social factors and norms; it primarily considers individual beliefs and perceptions.
8. True – Self-determination theory posits that individuals are driven by three basic psychological needs: autonomy, competence, and relatedness.
9. True – According to the information-motivation-behavioral skills model, behavior change requires sufficient information, motivation, and behavioral skills.
10. True – The Precaution Adoption Process Model suggests that individuals may skip stages or move back and forth between stages during the adoption of precautionary behaviors.
11. True – The Transtheoretical Model of behavior change has been widely applied to various health behaviors, including smoking cessation, weight loss, and exercise adherence.
12. True – The Theory of Planned Behavior suggests that intentions are the strongest predictor of behavior.
13. True – According to social cognitive theory, self-efficacy refers to an individual’s belief in their own ability to successfully perform a behavior.
14. False – The Health Belief Model considers perceived susceptibility and perceived severity as primary determinants of behavior, not perceived benefits and barriers.
15. True – Self-determination theory proposes that intrinsic motivation is more effective in promoting behavior change than extrinsic motivation.
16. False – The Precaution Adoption Process Model is not a linear model; individuals may progress through the stages of adoption in different orders and at different speeds.
17. True – The Transtheoretical Model of behavior change has been criticized for its limited consideration of social and environmental factors.
18. True – According to the information-motivation-behavioral skills model, information and motivation alone are not sufficient for behavior change; behavioral skills are also necessary.
19. True – The Theory of Planned Behavior emphasizes the role of subjective norms in shaping behavior.
20. True – The Health Belief Model proposes that individuals are more likely to take action to prevent health conditions if they perceive themselves as susceptible to those conditions.
21. True – Self-determination theory posits that individuals are motivated to engage in behaviors that satisfy their basic psychological needs for autonomy, competence, and relatedness.
22. True – The Precaution Adoption Process Model suggests that individuals may move through the stages of adoption at different speeds and in different orders.
23. False – The Transtheoretical Model of behavior change does consider social and environmental factors in addition to individual-level change.
24. True – According to the information-motivation-behavioral skills model, behavioral skills are necessary for behavior change but not sufficient on their own.
25. True – The Theory of Planned Behavior proposes that behavior change is influenced by individual beliefs, attitudes, subjective norms, and perceived behavioral control.
