Author Question: One challenge for health psychologists is that people with _______ are not ready to change, ... (Read 894 times)

OSWALD · **on:** Jun 21, 2018

One challenge for health psychologists is that people with _______ are not ready to change, according to _______. A study (Resnicow et al., 2001 ) found _______ effective for propelling them to a point of readiness to make changes in their health behaviors.

A) a pessimistic bias; motivational interviewing; the transtheoretical model
B) a lower risk profile; the transtheoretical model; motivational interviewing
C) a lower motivation; motivational interviewing; the transtheoretical model
D) an optimistic bias; the transtheoretical model; motivational interviewing

Question 2

Brady is a 22-year old college student who smokes, eats high-fat foods, and doesn't exercise. Brady knows that heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States, yet he views his chances of dying of heart disease as near zero. Weinstein would call Brady's attitude

A) blind faith.
B) unconscious denial.
C) optimistic bias.
D) a rationalization.