The Health Belief Model Implicitly Suggests That

question 29

Multiple Choice

The Health Belief Model implicitly suggests that

• A) complying with medical advice can sometimes cause harm.
• B) complying with medical advice is a good idea.
• C) those who do not comply with medical advice usually have good reasons for their actions.
• D) medical advice sometimes lacks scientific grounding.
• E) drugs can be dangerous.

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Definitions:

Preexisting Categories

Cognitive classifications or groups that an individual has already formed before encountering new information, which helps in organizing and assimilating new data.

ΔI

Signifies a change in a variable, commonly used in mathematics and physics to denote a change in intensity or other measurable factors.

Standard Stimulus

A specific, unchanging stimulus used as a basis for comparison in experimental investigations.

Jnd

Stands for Just Noticeable Difference, the minimal change in a stimulus that can just barely be detected by an organism.