THEORY QUIZ (NHM 346) QUESTIONS ANSWERED CORRECTLY LATEST UPDATE 2026
Three components of Nutrition Education: - Answers Motivational component, Action component,
Environmental support component
Health Belief Model - Answers People's beliefs influence their health-related behaviors
Determinants for HBT - Answers 1. Perceived Severity of condition
2. Perceived Susceptibility to condition
3. Perceived Threat of condition
4. Perceived Benefits to behavior to address condition
5. Perceived Barriers to behavior to address condition
6. Self-efficacy for the behavior
7. Cues to Action
Perceived Threat (HBM) - Answers Perceived Susceptibility + Perceived Severity
Outcome Expectation (HBM) - Answers Perceived Benefits + Perceived Barriers
Perceived Susceptibility (HBM) - Answers One's belief regarding the chance of getting the condition.
Perceived Severity (HBM) - Answers One's beliefs regarding the seriousness or severity of the
condition in question.
Perceived Benefits (HBM) - Answers One's belief in the efficacy of the advised action to reduce the
risk of seriousness of the condition
Perceived Barriers (HBM) - Answers One's belief regarding the psychological costs of the advised
action
Self-Efficacy (HBM) - Answers Confidence in one's ability to take action
What does perceived threat and outcome expectancies influence? - Answers Self-efficacy
Cues to Action (HBM) - Answers Factors that activate "readiness to change"
Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) - Answers Posits that people's behaviors are determined by their
INTENTIONS, which in turn are influenced by the underlying reasons for taking action on a specific
behavior.
Behavioral Intention (TPB) - Answers Most immediate mediator of behavior change and can be an
indicator for a person's desire to act.
What is the best predictor of taking some health-related action? - Answers Behavioral Intention
What are intentions shaped by? (TBP) - Answers Attitude, Social Norm, and Perceived Behavioral
Control (Self-efficacy)
Attitude (TPB) - Answers Person's attitude toward the behavior
Social Norm (TPB) - Answers What the person thinks other people would want him or her to do
regarding the behavior
Self-efficacy (TPB) - Answers The degree of control the person believes they have with the behavior
What is attitude influenced by? (TPB) - Answers Outcome expectations & Affective attitudes
Outcome expectations (TPB) - Answers Individual's beliefs that the behavior leads to certain desired
or negative outcomes.
Affective Attitudes (TPB) - Answers Reflect our emotions about the behavior.
Social Cognitive Theory - Answers Behavior is the result of personal, behavioral, and environmental
determinants that influence each other in a dynamic and reciprocal fashion.
SCT Determinants - Answers 1. Personal
2. Behavioral
3. Environmental
Personal (SCT) - Answers Outcome expectations, self-efficacy, personal agency, impediments, goals,
reinforcements, relapse prevention
Behavioral (SCT) - Answers Behavioral capabilities, goal setting, self direction or self-regulation skills.
Environmental (SCT) - Answers Influences of the environment on behavior, peoples influences in the
environment, observational learning from the environment.
Personal Factors (SCT) - Answers Outcome expectations, self-efficacy, reinforcements, barriers, and
goals/intentions
Reinforcement (SCT) - Answers Responses to a person's behavior that increase or decrease the
likelihood of performing the behavior
Goals & Intentions (SCT) - Answers Distal (Long-term) & Proximal (Short-term)
Behavioral Factors (SCT) - Answers Behavior capacity & Self-control
Behavior Capacity (SCT) - Answers Knowledge and skill to perform a given behavior
Three components of Nutrition Education: - Answers Motivational component, Action component,
Environmental support component
Health Belief Model - Answers People's beliefs influence their health-related behaviors
Determinants for HBT - Answers 1. Perceived Severity of condition
2. Perceived Susceptibility to condition
3. Perceived Threat of condition
4. Perceived Benefits to behavior to address condition
5. Perceived Barriers to behavior to address condition
6. Self-efficacy for the behavior
7. Cues to Action
Perceived Threat (HBM) - Answers Perceived Susceptibility + Perceived Severity
Outcome Expectation (HBM) - Answers Perceived Benefits + Perceived Barriers
Perceived Susceptibility (HBM) - Answers One's belief regarding the chance of getting the condition.
Perceived Severity (HBM) - Answers One's beliefs regarding the seriousness or severity of the
condition in question.
Perceived Benefits (HBM) - Answers One's belief in the efficacy of the advised action to reduce the
risk of seriousness of the condition
Perceived Barriers (HBM) - Answers One's belief regarding the psychological costs of the advised
action
Self-Efficacy (HBM) - Answers Confidence in one's ability to take action
What does perceived threat and outcome expectancies influence? - Answers Self-efficacy
Cues to Action (HBM) - Answers Factors that activate "readiness to change"
Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) - Answers Posits that people's behaviors are determined by their
INTENTIONS, which in turn are influenced by the underlying reasons for taking action on a specific
behavior.
Behavioral Intention (TPB) - Answers Most immediate mediator of behavior change and can be an
indicator for a person's desire to act.
What is the best predictor of taking some health-related action? - Answers Behavioral Intention
What are intentions shaped by? (TBP) - Answers Attitude, Social Norm, and Perceived Behavioral
Control (Self-efficacy)
Attitude (TPB) - Answers Person's attitude toward the behavior
Social Norm (TPB) - Answers What the person thinks other people would want him or her to do
regarding the behavior
Self-efficacy (TPB) - Answers The degree of control the person believes they have with the behavior
What is attitude influenced by? (TPB) - Answers Outcome expectations & Affective attitudes
Outcome expectations (TPB) - Answers Individual's beliefs that the behavior leads to certain desired
or negative outcomes.
Affective Attitudes (TPB) - Answers Reflect our emotions about the behavior.
Social Cognitive Theory - Answers Behavior is the result of personal, behavioral, and environmental
determinants that influence each other in a dynamic and reciprocal fashion.
SCT Determinants - Answers 1. Personal
2. Behavioral
3. Environmental
Personal (SCT) - Answers Outcome expectations, self-efficacy, personal agency, impediments, goals,
reinforcements, relapse prevention
Behavioral (SCT) - Answers Behavioral capabilities, goal setting, self direction or self-regulation skills.
Environmental (SCT) - Answers Influences of the environment on behavior, peoples influences in the
environment, observational learning from the environment.
Personal Factors (SCT) - Answers Outcome expectations, self-efficacy, reinforcements, barriers, and
goals/intentions
Reinforcement (SCT) - Answers Responses to a person's behavior that increase or decrease the
likelihood of performing the behavior
Goals & Intentions (SCT) - Answers Distal (Long-term) & Proximal (Short-term)
Behavioral Factors (SCT) - Answers Behavior capacity & Self-control
Behavior Capacity (SCT) - Answers Knowledge and skill to perform a given behavior
