The Health Belief Model Explains Health Behavior By

question 36

Multiple Choice

The Health Belief Model explains health behavior by:

• A)individuals will perform healthy behaviors in they believe they are susceptible to the health issue.
• B)Individuals will perform healthy behaviors is they believe that their behavior will be beneficial in reducing the severity of the health issue.
• C)individuals will perform healthy behaviors is the benefits outweigh its costs.
• D)All of the above are correct.

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Definitions:

Control Group

In experimental research, a group of subjects that does not receive the experimental treatment, used as a benchmark to measure how the other tested subjects perform.

Experimental Group

In experimental research, this is the group of subjects who receive the treatment or intervention being tested.

Interactive Effects

The combined impact of two or more variables when they interact with each other, often in a way that could not be predicted by considering each variable in isolation.

Independent Variables

In an experimental setting, the variable that is manipulated or changed to observe its effects on a dependent variable.