Topic B: Education, Communication, and Technology Flashcards
Spacial Relationships: Size of the ‘personal zone’
18”-4’ (when giving instructions or working closely)
Transtheoretical Stages of Change Model: Pre-contemplation
Unaware or not interested in making a change
Transtheoretical Stages of Change Model: Contemplation
Thinking about making a change
Transtheoretical Stages of Change Model: Preparation
Decides to change and plans the change
Transtheoretical Stages of Change Model: Action
Tries to make the change
Transtheoretical Stages of Change Model: Maintenance
Sustains the change for 6+ months
Positive reinforcement
Encourages repetition of a given behavior (ex- supervisor giving praise)
Avoidance learning
Learn to escape from unpleasant consequences (ex- improve future performance to avoid future criticism)
Extinction
Reduce undesired behavior; absence of reinforcement following undesired behaviors (ex - parent ignoring child when they throw a tantrum)
Health Belief Model
Explains why people (especially those at high risk) fail to participate in programs designed to detect or prevent disease
Innovators
Adopt an idea readily usually without input from others
Early adopters
Opinions leaders in community, well-respected
Early majority
Cautious in adopting new ideas
Late majority
Skeptical, adopt an idea only through peer pressure
Laggards
Last to adopt the idea