Final Exam Flashcards
What is self-efficacy?
Confidence in oneself, specifically for our context, confidence in ability to engage in health-related behaviors.
Who pioneered Self Efficacy Theory?
Albert Bandura
What is the main focus of Self Efficacy model?
Cognitive determinants of behavior
4 Strategies to increase Self-Efficacy (constructs):
- Vicarious Experience: learning from observing others be successful performing the behavior
- Mastery Experience: performing the behavior yourself and being successful
- Verbal Persuasion: social support or encouragement
- Minimizing Somatic & Emotional States: when we try to influence people’s self-efficacy under conditions where they are highly emotionally energized or charged, we’re not successful.
Who pioneered Social Cognitive theory?
Albert Bandura
What is Social Cognitive Theory?
A middle ground between the psychological determinants of behavior and the environmental determinants of behavior. Both ideas are important in changing behavior.
What is the main focus of the Social Cognitive model?
Cognitive determinants of behavior
Social Cognitive Theory: What is the triadic model of reciprocal determinism?
3 factors: overt behavior, environmental influences, and personal factors are all interconnected and influence each other.
What is the difference between a tenant and a construct?
Tenants are the foundation of the theory, the proof of the theory works. (you don’t need to know these). Constructs are the framework on top of the foundation. They are the things that interventionists try to change in order to change behavior.
Social Cognitive Theory: What are the constructs included in this theory?
Knowledge, Situational Perception, Outcome expectations, outcome expectancies, environment, self-efficacy, and reinforcement. *Be able to define each of these
Theory of reasoned action/ planned behavior: What is the purpose behind this theory?
Behavior is driven by intention to behave, which are influenced by attitudes and subjective norms
Theory of reasoned action or planned behavior: What is the main focus of this model?
Cognitive determinants of behavior
What is the difference between the TPB and the TRA?
The TPB includes the added component of Perceived Behavioral Control
Who pioneered the TRA?
Martin Fishbein & Icek Azjen
What are the constructs included in the TPB?
Intentions, Attitudes, Behavioral Beliefs, Outcome Evaluations, Subjective Norms, Normative Beliefs, Motivation to Comply, Perceived Behavioral Control, Perceived Power, Control Beliefs. *Be able to define all of these
Health Belief Model: What are the origins of the model?
Investigations into why people were signing up for free tuberculosis screenings in the 1950’s.
Health Belief Model: What is the main focus of this model?
Cognitive determinants of behavior
Health Belief Model: What does the model try to understand?
People’ perceptions about health outcomes and how that relates to them engaging in health-related behaviors.
Health belief Model: What are the constructs that make up the model?
Perceived Susceptibility, Perceived Severity, Perceived Benefits, Perceived Barriers, Modifying Variables (influences), Cues to Action, Self-Efficacy *Be able to define all of these