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Which of the following terms best describes large patterns of normal cultural or social behavior, as well as laws and policy, that reinforce a given behavior within individuals?
meta-contingencies |
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reciprocal triadic causation |
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operant conditioning |
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social ecology |
Antonio is in the habit of eating chips and cookies and other snacks after dinner while watching TV. Recently he has begun to try to change this habit by instead either going for a walk or a run after dinner, or lifting simple hand weights and using exercise bands for strength building in front of the TV at night. Which process of change is Antonio engaging in?
Contingency Management |
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Counterconditioning |
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Stimulus control |
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self-liberation |
What is NOT true of Ecological Models of Health Behavior?
They describe and understand human behavior in terms of
human |
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Often address the root causes of disease or poor health |
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Considers the physical, social and cultural environments that
influence and |
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Target communities and group, but not laws or policy |
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Focus on the environmental influences that are modifiable in terms of intervention. |