UCI PH 144 MIDTERM EXAM STUDY
GUIDE 2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS ||
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<RECENT VERSION>
1. What are the three categories of health behaviors? - ANSWER ✔ Preventive
health behavior
illness behavior
sick role behavior
2. Concepts/constructs are operationalized (defined) into "measurable" or
"observable" terms are called _________ - ANSWER ✔ Variables
3. The data don't support the model, what do i do? - ANSWER ✔ Refine the
model
4. Characteristics of a good theory: - ANSWER ✔ Internally consistent:
Doesn't make predictions contradict one another
5. Parsimonious: Broadly relevant without being too complicated
6. Plausible: Fits with existing knowledge
7. Predictive: Accurately predicts behavior
,8. What alone will not change behavior? - ANSWER ✔ Knowledge
9. What is defined as "one's opinion of the tangible and psychological costs of
the advised action"? - ANSWER ✔ Perceived barrier
10.What is a theory? - ANSWER ✔ Abstract model created to explain or
predict phenomena
11.What are the characteristics of a good theory? - ANSWER ✔ - Internally
Consistent
- Parsimonious
- Plausible
- Predictable
12.Internally Consistent - ANSWER ✔ Doesn't make predictions that contradict
one another
13.Parsimonious - ANSWER ✔ Broadly relevant without being too
complicated
14.Plausible - ANSWER ✔ Fits existing knowledge, built on existing research
15.Predictive - ANSWER ✔ Accurately predicts behavior and works
16.What are the three categories of health behavior? - ANSWER ✔ 1.
Preventative health behavior
2. Illness behavior
, 3. Sick-role behavior
17.What is a variable? - ANSWER ✔ Concepts/constructs that are
operationalized into models
18.When your model doesn't work or data doesn't support he model, what do
you do? - ANSWER ✔ Refine the model
19.What alone will not change behavior? - ANSWER ✔ Knowledge
20.Health Belief Model - ANSWER ✔ Behavior is based on
- Perceived susceptibility
- Perceived severity
- Perceived barriers
- Cues to action
- Self efficacy
21.Social Cognitive Theory - ANSWER ✔ individual's behavior is explained
by the interaction and combination of reciprocal determinism
-behavior is copied through observing other's in social interactions,
experiences, and outside media influences
22.Reciprocal Determinism - ANSWER ✔ Behavioral-->Social-environmental-
-->personal cognitive
23.What are the major constructs of social cognitive theory? (make up cognitive
influences on behavior) - ANSWER ✔ self-efficacy
collective efficacy
outcome expectation
, knowledge
24.What are environmental factors (social-environmental)? - ANSWER ✔
observational learning
normative beliefs
opportunities & barriers
social support
25.How do you build self-efficacy? - ANSWER ✔ vicarious experience
mastery/past experiences
social persuasion
emotional arousal
26.What are supporting behavioral factors? - ANSWER ✔ behavioral skills
27.intentions
28.reinforcement & punishment
29.What did the CATCH program work at decreasing? - ANSWER ✔ obesity
30.does the CATCH program have a classroom component? - ANSWER ✔ Yes
31.What were the results of the CATCH program? - ANSWER ✔ slow
prevalence of obesity compared to other schools, more effective among low-
income populations
32.What do social networks measure? - ANSWER ✔ relationships with others
GUIDE 2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS ||
100% GUARANTEED PASS
<RECENT VERSION>
1. What are the three categories of health behaviors? - ANSWER ✔ Preventive
health behavior
illness behavior
sick role behavior
2. Concepts/constructs are operationalized (defined) into "measurable" or
"observable" terms are called _________ - ANSWER ✔ Variables
3. The data don't support the model, what do i do? - ANSWER ✔ Refine the
model
4. Characteristics of a good theory: - ANSWER ✔ Internally consistent:
Doesn't make predictions contradict one another
5. Parsimonious: Broadly relevant without being too complicated
6. Plausible: Fits with existing knowledge
7. Predictive: Accurately predicts behavior
,8. What alone will not change behavior? - ANSWER ✔ Knowledge
9. What is defined as "one's opinion of the tangible and psychological costs of
the advised action"? - ANSWER ✔ Perceived barrier
10.What is a theory? - ANSWER ✔ Abstract model created to explain or
predict phenomena
11.What are the characteristics of a good theory? - ANSWER ✔ - Internally
Consistent
- Parsimonious
- Plausible
- Predictable
12.Internally Consistent - ANSWER ✔ Doesn't make predictions that contradict
one another
13.Parsimonious - ANSWER ✔ Broadly relevant without being too
complicated
14.Plausible - ANSWER ✔ Fits existing knowledge, built on existing research
15.Predictive - ANSWER ✔ Accurately predicts behavior and works
16.What are the three categories of health behavior? - ANSWER ✔ 1.
Preventative health behavior
2. Illness behavior
, 3. Sick-role behavior
17.What is a variable? - ANSWER ✔ Concepts/constructs that are
operationalized into models
18.When your model doesn't work or data doesn't support he model, what do
you do? - ANSWER ✔ Refine the model
19.What alone will not change behavior? - ANSWER ✔ Knowledge
20.Health Belief Model - ANSWER ✔ Behavior is based on
- Perceived susceptibility
- Perceived severity
- Perceived barriers
- Cues to action
- Self efficacy
21.Social Cognitive Theory - ANSWER ✔ individual's behavior is explained
by the interaction and combination of reciprocal determinism
-behavior is copied through observing other's in social interactions,
experiences, and outside media influences
22.Reciprocal Determinism - ANSWER ✔ Behavioral-->Social-environmental-
-->personal cognitive
23.What are the major constructs of social cognitive theory? (make up cognitive
influences on behavior) - ANSWER ✔ self-efficacy
collective efficacy
outcome expectation
, knowledge
24.What are environmental factors (social-environmental)? - ANSWER ✔
observational learning
normative beliefs
opportunities & barriers
social support
25.How do you build self-efficacy? - ANSWER ✔ vicarious experience
mastery/past experiences
social persuasion
emotional arousal
26.What are supporting behavioral factors? - ANSWER ✔ behavioral skills
27.intentions
28.reinforcement & punishment
29.What did the CATCH program work at decreasing? - ANSWER ✔ obesity
30.does the CATCH program have a classroom component? - ANSWER ✔ Yes
31.What were the results of the CATCH program? - ANSWER ✔ slow
prevalence of obesity compared to other schools, more effective among low-
income populations
32.What do social networks measure? - ANSWER ✔ relationships with others
