One factor that may undermine intentions to practice health behaviors like practicing safe sex is that
a. such behaviors are often unplanned
b. other positive consequences of the behavior override the negative consequences
c. peers may influence decisions about what is appropriate or desirable behavior
d. all of the above
Question 2
One problem with research showing that health beliefs are an important determinant of health behavior is that
a. the research is almost exclusively experimental
b. the research is rarely conducted on healthy people
c. health beliefs are not adequately defined
d. the research is conducted primarily on affluent middle-class individuals
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