Action and planning (bridging the I-B gap)

Question 1

process of linking goal directed behaviours to certain environmental cues by specifying when/where/how to act =

Answer 1

action planning

Question 2

action planning involves identifying a ______ and linking it to _______ cues

Answer 2

behaviour, environmental

Question 3

give an example of action planning

Answer 3

deciding to go for a walk > deciding to go around the block before breakfast

Question 4

involves identifying barriers that might derail intended actions and forming plans to overcome the barriers =

Answer 4

coping planning

Question 5

give an example of coping planning

Answer 5

planning to go for a walk but its heavily raining > coping planning = do indoor exercise or take an umbrella

Question 6

the Health Action Process Approach (HAPA) is what type of model and who by?

Answer 6

social cognition model, Schwarzer (2008)

Question 7

in HAPA, action planning and coping planning are in what phase that helps make an intention a behaviour?

Answer 7

post-intentional phase

Question 8

in Leventhal et al’s experiment, students needed a tetanus shot. what were the 2 ways combined they thought could convince students to get the shot?

Answer 8

manipulate fear to motivate intentions = high fear condition

give info, times, location of getting a tetanus shot = action planning condition

Question 9

what were the results from Leventhal et al’s study?

Answer 9

only 9/59 students went and got a tetanus shot. 1 got in shot in the high fear condition but general instructions, 8 got a shot in the action planning condition

Question 10

was action planning condition or the high hear condition the drive for behaviour?

Answer 10

action planning condition

Question 11

what did rodda et al (2019) investigate?

Answer 11

whether gamblers have intentions when heading into a casino

Question 12

what were the results of Rodda et al’s study?

Answer 12

problem gamblers in the intervention group spent £60 less than they intended to spend, no difference in intended and actual spend in control group

Question 13

what were some of the problems with Rodda et al’s study?

Answer 13

randomisation problems > all the most addicted gamblers ended up in the action and coping planning intervention, low moderate risk ppts achieved their intentions despite no intervention

Question 14

what were the relationships between action and planning in Zhang et al (2019) meta analysis of 95 studies?

Answer 14

small to medium size relationships between intention and planning. action planning = 0.34. coping planning = 0.24. the association of both action and coping planning on behaviour is SMALL > 0.09 / 0.10

Question 15

what were the main conclusions from Sniehotta et al (2005)?

Answer 15

coping plans are more important later on in the process, whereas action plans are more important getting started

Question 16

what are the mechanisms of action planning?

Answer 16

assist people identify salient cues that lead to action > cues trigger the intended action > parallels with ‘implementation intentions’ > helps people get started

Question 17

what are the mechanisms of coping planning?

Answer 17

help a person overcome obstacles/cope with difficulties
alternative plan of action
more important later in behaviour process