CPH EXAM TESTBANK NEWEST UPDATE 2026 ACTUAL EXAM AND STUDY GUIDE
COMPLETE 400 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED
ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+
Question 1
Many people do not attempt to decrease unhealthy behaviors such as overeating or smoking
because they lack the confidence that they can successfully change. This is an example of:
A) Perceived susceptibility
B) Perceived severity
C) Perceived self-efficacy
D) Perceived response efficacy
E) Cues to action
Correct Answer: C) Perceived self-efficacy
Rationale: Self-efficacy is a core construct in the Health Belief Model and Social Cognitive
Theory that refers to an individual's belief in their capacity to execute behaviors necessary
to produce specific performance attainments. It reflects confidence in the ability to exert
control over one's own motivation, behavior, and social environment.
Question 2
The construct of "normative beliefs" is a key component of which model or theory?
A) Transtheoretical model
B) Theory of Reasoned Action / Planned Behavior
C) Social Cognitive Theory
D) Social Ecological Model
E) Health Belief Model
Correct Answer: B) Theory of Reasoned Action / Planned Behavior
Rationale: In the Theory of Planned Behavior, normative beliefs refer to an individual's
perception of social pressure or the beliefs of significant others regarding whether they
should perform a specific behavior. These beliefs, combined with the motivation to comply,
form the "subjective norm."
Question 3
Which of the following do Social Cognitive Theory (SCT) and the Social Ecological Model
(SEM) have in common?
A) Both take into consideration factors that are within the individual and factors that operate
outside the individual.
B) Both focus primarily on environmental determinants of behavior that must be addressed at the
policy level.
C) Both come out of the value expectancy paradigm that associates behaviors with valued
outcomes.
D) Both originally were developed exclusively to explain unhealthy versus healthy behaviors.
E) Both ignore the role of biological predispositions in health outcomes.
Correct Answer: A) Both take into consideration factors that are within the individual and
COMPLETE 400 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED
ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+
Question 1
Many people do not attempt to decrease unhealthy behaviors such as overeating or smoking
because they lack the confidence that they can successfully change. This is an example of:
A) Perceived susceptibility
B) Perceived severity
C) Perceived self-efficacy
D) Perceived response efficacy
E) Cues to action
Correct Answer: C) Perceived self-efficacy
Rationale: Self-efficacy is a core construct in the Health Belief Model and Social Cognitive
Theory that refers to an individual's belief in their capacity to execute behaviors necessary
to produce specific performance attainments. It reflects confidence in the ability to exert
control over one's own motivation, behavior, and social environment.
Question 2
The construct of "normative beliefs" is a key component of which model or theory?
A) Transtheoretical model
B) Theory of Reasoned Action / Planned Behavior
C) Social Cognitive Theory
D) Social Ecological Model
E) Health Belief Model
Correct Answer: B) Theory of Reasoned Action / Planned Behavior
Rationale: In the Theory of Planned Behavior, normative beliefs refer to an individual's
perception of social pressure or the beliefs of significant others regarding whether they
should perform a specific behavior. These beliefs, combined with the motivation to comply,
form the "subjective norm."
Question 3
Which of the following do Social Cognitive Theory (SCT) and the Social Ecological Model
(SEM) have in common?
A) Both take into consideration factors that are within the individual and factors that operate
outside the individual.
B) Both focus primarily on environmental determinants of behavior that must be addressed at the
policy level.
C) Both come out of the value expectancy paradigm that associates behaviors with valued
outcomes.
D) Both originally were developed exclusively to explain unhealthy versus healthy behaviors.
E) Both ignore the role of biological predispositions in health outcomes.
Correct Answer: A) Both take into consideration factors that are within the individual and
