Imagine That You Want to Convey the Practical Application of the Spotlight

question 53

Multiple Choice

Imagine that you want to convey the practical application of the Spotlight on Research Study, Bolkan and colleagues (2015) , to a classmate interested in public health.  Which of the following applications is MOST consistent with the research findings?

• A) When people envision their feared selves they tend to be more motivated to become healthy than when they envision their optimistic selves.
• B) If you instruct people to envision themselves engaging in healthy behaviors they will become less depressed.
• C) People who are able to envision themselves engaging in healthy behaviors tend to be less depressed.
• D) All of these applications are consistent with the research.

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