BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE NBME FINAL TEST
2026 QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS GRADED A+
◍ Non-Verbal communication is what percent of all communication?.
Answer: 70-90%
◍ What is the stereotype content model?.
Answer: People trust those and are more likely to mimic those they perceive
as warm and competent
◍ What are Carl Rogers pillars of therapy? (3).
Answer: Congruence: complete genuine, consistencyUnconditional Positive
Regard: all persons have inherent worthEmpathy: authentic empathic
understanding
◍ What is paraphrasing?Is it judgmental?.
Answer: Involves facts & thoughts about person's experienceNon
judgmental
◍ What does REDS stand for?.
Answer: Roll with Resistance (avoid arguing)Express EmpathyDevelop
Discrepancy (help patients see the consequences)Support Self efficacy,
empower patients to change
◍ Which form of communication is always present.
Answer: Non Verbal
◍ What is Rogerian Therapy?.
Answer: Client centered therapy with 3
pillars-Empathy-Congruence-Unconditional Positive Regard
◍ What is glazing over mean?.
, Answer: daydreaming while you should be listening
◍ What is the pratfall effect?.
Answer: People like competent people that will admit mistakes
◍ What is the acronym OARS for?.
Answer: Active listening
◍ What is the health belief Model?.
Answer: The HBM suggests that people are more likely to take action to
prevent health risks if they:Believe they are susceptible to the riskBelieve
the risk is seriousBelieve the benefits of taking action outweigh the costs
◍ True or FalseTears are the only way to notice emotions.
Answer: False
◍ What model is this an example of?Water fluoridation provides an easy
environmental change to improve oral health without individual's behavior..
Answer: Contemporary community health model
◍ What model is this an example of?A Person is more likely to change who
knows that poor oral hygiene results in pain or loss of teeth and is
consistently reminded of need for good oral health through stimuli (presence
of toothbrush, etc.).
Answer: Health Belief Model
◍ What is BF Skinner's theory?What is it?.
Answer: operant conditioningProbability of behavior being repeated is
increased if its reinforcedBehavior strengthen by reinforcer, or diminished
by a punishment
◍ What are the benefits of paraphrasing?.
Answer: demonstrate empathyAllows therapist to be correctedDeeper
emotionsOffers different interpretations
◍ What is emotional intelligence?.
Answer: awareness of ones and other feelings and being able to learn how to
discriminate them
2026 QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS GRADED A+
◍ Non-Verbal communication is what percent of all communication?.
Answer: 70-90%
◍ What is the stereotype content model?.
Answer: People trust those and are more likely to mimic those they perceive
as warm and competent
◍ What are Carl Rogers pillars of therapy? (3).
Answer: Congruence: complete genuine, consistencyUnconditional Positive
Regard: all persons have inherent worthEmpathy: authentic empathic
understanding
◍ What is paraphrasing?Is it judgmental?.
Answer: Involves facts & thoughts about person's experienceNon
judgmental
◍ What does REDS stand for?.
Answer: Roll with Resistance (avoid arguing)Express EmpathyDevelop
Discrepancy (help patients see the consequences)Support Self efficacy,
empower patients to change
◍ Which form of communication is always present.
Answer: Non Verbal
◍ What is Rogerian Therapy?.
Answer: Client centered therapy with 3
pillars-Empathy-Congruence-Unconditional Positive Regard
◍ What is glazing over mean?.
, Answer: daydreaming while you should be listening
◍ What is the pratfall effect?.
Answer: People like competent people that will admit mistakes
◍ What is the acronym OARS for?.
Answer: Active listening
◍ What is the health belief Model?.
Answer: The HBM suggests that people are more likely to take action to
prevent health risks if they:Believe they are susceptible to the riskBelieve
the risk is seriousBelieve the benefits of taking action outweigh the costs
◍ True or FalseTears are the only way to notice emotions.
Answer: False
◍ What model is this an example of?Water fluoridation provides an easy
environmental change to improve oral health without individual's behavior..
Answer: Contemporary community health model
◍ What model is this an example of?A Person is more likely to change who
knows that poor oral hygiene results in pain or loss of teeth and is
consistently reminded of need for good oral health through stimuli (presence
of toothbrush, etc.).
Answer: Health Belief Model
◍ What is BF Skinner's theory?What is it?.
Answer: operant conditioningProbability of behavior being repeated is
increased if its reinforcedBehavior strengthen by reinforcer, or diminished
by a punishment
◍ What are the benefits of paraphrasing?.
Answer: demonstrate empathyAllows therapist to be correctedDeeper
emotionsOffers different interpretations
◍ What is emotional intelligence?.
Answer: awareness of ones and other feelings and being able to learn how to
discriminate them
