Which Statement Below Describes the Findings of Lawton,Conner,and Parker (2007)

question 1

Multiple Choice

Which statement below describes the findings of Lawton,Conner,and Parker (2007) ?

• A)Beliefs about negative outcomes from a behavior almost always predict the behavior more than do beliefs about positive outcomes,
• B)Beliefs about negative outcomes from a behavior almost always predict the behavior less than do beliefs about positive outcomes,
• C)Some behaviors are more strongly predicted by beliefs about negative outcomes than by beliefs about positive outcomes,while other behaviors are less strongly predicted by beliefs about negative outcomes than by beliefs about positive outcomes,
• D)Beliefs about negative outcomes are most important in predicting the maintenance of behavior,but beliefs about positive outcomes are most important in the initiation of behavior

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