In What Health Context Might Positive Messages Be Much Better

question 24

Multiple Choice

In what health context might positive messages be much better than fear-inducing messages for effecting behavior change?

• A)When health officials want to get children to see the school nurse
• B)When males are worried about painful examinations or tests
• C)When the message's health concern is not serious and does not involve a prescription
• D)When the message's health concern is very serious or fatal
• E)When the source is actually a physician

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Definitions:

System Of Inheritance

the legal and social mechanisms by which property, titles, debts, rights, and obligations pass from one generation to the next.

Essentialism

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Cross-Culturally Variable

Indicates that certain practices, beliefs, or phenomena may differ significantly across different cultures or societies.

Within-Group Variability

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