Chapter 7 quiz

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Protect Yourself: A Quiz on Protection Motivation Theory

Delve into the fascinating realm of Protection Motivation Theory with our engaging quiz! This quiz is designed to assess your understanding of the key concepts and applications of this important psychological framework.

Test your knowledge and improve your health communication strategies:

Measure your grasp of threat and coping appraisal.
Understand the factors influencing behavior change.
Explore the role of fear and efficacy in motivation.

17 Questions4 MinutesCreated by EngagingMind42

Which of the following statements best reflects the concept underlying Protection Motivation Theory?

Motivation is the basis for behavior change

Fear motivates people to change their behavior

Protecting oneself from harm is the impetus for change

Behavior changes when people are threatened by external factors

Protection Motivation Theory has it's roots in health communication where it is used to:

Change behavior by intimidation

Create fear campaigns to get people to adopt recommended behaviors

Threaten people into making changes known to reduce the spread of disease

Provoke debate between public health agencies and the general public on health behavior change

The decision to adopt a recommended preventative behavior is based on all the following perceptions EXCEPT:

Severity of the threat.

Expectancy of exposure.

Complexity of treatment.

Efficacy of the recommended action.

Response efficacy differs from response self-efficacy in that:

Response efficacy refers to the effectiveness of the recommended action; response self-efficacy refers to one's belief in the ability to perform the recommended action.

response efficacy changes over time; response self-efficacy does not change over time.

Response efficacy does not affect the likely adoption of a recommended action; response self-efficacy does affect adoption.

Response efficacy is determined by personal perception; response self-efficacy is determined by external assessment.

Which of the following strategies reflects the construct of threat appraisal in a program aimed at preventing the injury or death of small children from being left unattended in hot cars.

Demonstrate how to determine if a car is too hot to leave a child in it.

Explain what happens physiologically when a child is left in a hot car.

Develop a self-assessment to determine the likelihood of leaving a child in a hot car.

Discuss the laws pertaining to leaving a child in a hot car when it results in injury or death.

Protection motivation theory tells us that response cost is an important factor to consider when developing an intervention because:

People generally do not spend money on things they are not sure will work.

The intervention will not be successful if the cost of getting a good response is too high.

When the cost of a recommended action is more than people can spend, they will not adopt it.

There is only a limited amount of money that can be spent on trying to get the population to adopt the recommended action.

According to protection motivation theory, it is the extent of seriousness of the health threat more than the extent of personal vulnerability to it, that leads to behavior change.

True

False

The outcome of a coping appraisal is informed by how much a person knows about the adaptive response and what significant others expect the person to do.

True

False

The coping appraisal construct explains that people will adopt a recommended behavior if they are given proof of its effectiveness.

True

False

When people think something is serious and are afraid it will happen to them, they are more inclined to do whatever it takes to protect themselves from it.

True

False

When the intrinsic and extrinsic rewards from an unhealthy behavior outweigh those of the adaptive response, people are unlikely to change their behavior.

True

False

According to protection motivation theory, change is more likely to occur if people believe the cost of changing is low and the new behavior is doable and effective in protecting them from the feared outcome

True

False

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