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Why are boundaries important in the 'systems' approach? boundaries define what is
included and excluded from each system level
Health promotion programs that account for influences across the social ecological model are
referred to as: multilevel interventions
Which of the following is NOT true about theory? a. theories start as a conjuncture of a
researcher.
b. to test a theory, a researcher must develop a model of key constructs and the relationships
between the constructs
c. to determine the validity of a theory, a researcher must develop a hypothesis and do not
research to test the hypothesis
*-d. in order for a theory to be valid, cause-and-effect relationships between theory constructs
must exist*
In general, there is more experimental research on behavior reinforcement and psychological
theories than socioenvironmental theories True
, Because we have empirical evidence to help us understand the nature of human behavior,
understanding the impact of philosophy and religion on health behavior is no longer important
False
Theory is important in health promotion for all of the following reasons except a. theory
helps us understand influences on human motivation
*-b. theory is a tool we use to promote involuntary changes in human behavior*
c. theory helps us understand how to alter influences on human behavior to promote healthful
behaviors
d. theory helps us guide selection of interventions and implementation of health promotion
intervention
Behaviorism and operant conditioning theorists believed that we should observe only observable
changes in human behavior, and that unobservable physiological processes should be ignored
True
Freud, the father of psychoanalytic theory, believed human behavior was primarily motivated by
desire for pleasure, fear of pain, and the inevitability of death
Experts
Why are boundaries important in the 'systems' approach? boundaries define what is
included and excluded from each system level
Health promotion programs that account for influences across the social ecological model are
referred to as: multilevel interventions
Which of the following is NOT true about theory? a. theories start as a conjuncture of a
researcher.
b. to test a theory, a researcher must develop a model of key constructs and the relationships
between the constructs
c. to determine the validity of a theory, a researcher must develop a hypothesis and do not
research to test the hypothesis
*-d. in order for a theory to be valid, cause-and-effect relationships between theory constructs
must exist*
In general, there is more experimental research on behavior reinforcement and psychological
theories than socioenvironmental theories True
, Because we have empirical evidence to help us understand the nature of human behavior,
understanding the impact of philosophy and religion on health behavior is no longer important
False
Theory is important in health promotion for all of the following reasons except a. theory
helps us understand influences on human motivation
*-b. theory is a tool we use to promote involuntary changes in human behavior*
c. theory helps us understand how to alter influences on human behavior to promote healthful
behaviors
d. theory helps us guide selection of interventions and implementation of health promotion
intervention
Behaviorism and operant conditioning theorists believed that we should observe only observable
changes in human behavior, and that unobservable physiological processes should be ignored
True
Freud, the father of psychoanalytic theory, believed human behavior was primarily motivated by
desire for pleasure, fear of pain, and the inevitability of death
