Chapter 4 Q&A

Which of the following are potential facilitating factors of condom use?

Affordability of condoms Wide availability of condoms Skills involved in condom use are easily learned

What qualities does the Theory of Planned Behavior have that the Theory of Reasoned Action lacks?

An emphasis on external factors that could facilitate or impede behavior change

According to the Theory of Planned Behavior, the perception of control is based on an intersection of factors internal to the person making the decision and their cognitive evaluation of those internal factors.

False

Having knowledge of the benefit of a health protective behavior easily overcomes perceived social cost of performing that behavior.

False

When a female student in high school considers becoming pregnant before graduating she takes into account the impressions and opinions of her peers, parents and other family and significant people. Her behavior change teeters on the _____I_______ and her _______II_______.

I = subjective norm towards the behavior, II = motivation to comply

What third construct is added to the theory of planned behavior?

Perceived behavioral control

The Theory of Reasoned Action includes a focus on perceptions about:

Social influences

Which statement best describes theory of reasoned action?

Social influences reasonably out way the cost of behavioral change.

IMB in IMB Model stands for:

The Information-Motivation-Behavioral Skills Model

According to the social norms construct, one would be least likely to smoke if:

The smoker's parents, spouse, and best friend wanted and encouraged them to quit

Measures of intent include:

Time and Action

What are the two constructs that precede intent in the theory of reasoned action?

Attitude toward the health behavior and subjective norms

The two independent constructs that precede intent in the theory of reasoned action are subjective norms and cognitive dissonance.

False

According to the TRA, both attitude toward the health behavior and subjective norms do not independently contribute to the formation of behavioral intent.

False

In dealings with health you want to maximize outcome and maximize cost.

False

Inhibiting factors are always internal to the person.

False

Neither the Theory of Reasoned Action nor the Theory of Planned Behavior is qualified as Value-Expectancy models.

False

Simply providing general information about a health topic is effective in changing one's behavior.

False

The main difference between the Theory of Reasoned Action and the Theory of Planned Behavior is the absence of the social norms construct in the latter.

False

The perceived behavioral control is concerned with the extent which individuals or group of people perceive that they won't be able to control their outcomes, which construct negative assumptions.

False

Unlike the health belief model, the theory of reasoned action, and the theory of planned behavior, the information-motivation-behavioral skills model is a relatively old modeling tool in the behavioral sciences.

False

Which one is not the characteristic of The Theory of Reasoned Action?

Perception of individual is not important to change one's behavior.

The main difference between the theory of planned behavior and the theory of reasoned action is that:

The theory of planned behavior involves perceived behavioral control

According to the TRA, intent includes:

Time, action, target, context

An important focus of the Theory of Reasoned Action is generating intent.

True

External factors that serve to facilitate a given behavior or those that act to inhibit a given behavior are based on personal perceptions.

True

Facilitating and inhibiting factors in the TPB are based on only on individual perceptions.

True

Formation of intent is the last step in the theory before the actual behavior.

True

In order for a healthy behavior to be considered, perceived threat must overcome a critical threshold.

True

One's perceptions are of prominent importance in the Theory of Reasoned Action and the Theory of Planned Behavior.

True

People make decision about health based not only on their values about health, but also on the basis of their values with respect to relationships, family ties, cultural practices, and the like.

True

Perceptions of environmental factors, or the actual reality of environmental barriers, may heavily confound the translation of behavioral intent.

True

The theory of planned behavior is simply the theory of reasoned action with a third constructed added called perceived behavior control.

True