01
True or false
1 point
True or false: Health behavior is shaped by social and environmental conditions as well as by individual choices.
Free Practice Quiz Question List
1 Foundations of Health Psychology Online Quiz Questions
Use this free practice quiz with 20 questions to review 1 Foundations of Health Psychology, test your knowledge, and prepare for your next test or exam.
20 questions
02
Fill in the blank
1 point
A researcher assesses the same participants every six months for two years. This is a study. A different researcher measures participants only once, at a single point in time; this is a study.
03
Written response
1 point
In Social Cognitive Theory, what construct means confidence in one's ability to take an action despite obstacles?
04
Choose one
1 point
A clinic wants to understand why patients find a new diagnosis confusing and what practical obstacles they encounter. Which method is most directly suited to discovering patients' own explanations and experiences?
- A
A clinical trial comparing two assigned treatment conditions
- B
Qualitative interviews asking patients how they understand a diagnosis and what makes care difficult
- C
A cross-sectional analysis testing whether two measured variables are associated
- D
A biological test measuring a physiological indicator
05
True or false
1 point
True or false: In the Transtheoretical Model, people move through stages of change in a fixed, one-way sequence.
- A
True
- B
False
06
Choose one
1 point
A health educator wants to explain a person's intention to exercise by considering their attitude toward exercise, perceived social expectations, and perceived control over doing it. Which model best fits this explanation?
- A
Health Belief Model
- B
Stress and coping models
- C
Theory of Planned Behavior
- D
Transtheoretical Model
07
Fill in the blank
1 point
In the Health Belief Model, believing that one is personally at risk of a health problem is . A reminder that prompts someone to schedule screening is a .
08
Choose all
1 point
Which approaches are described as possible coping strategies? Select all that apply.
- A
Taking steps to change the problem creating the demand
- B
Assuming every stressful demand has the same cause and solution
- C
Using strategies to regulate emotional distress
- D
Ignoring whether available resources fit the situation
- E
Seeking support from other people
09
Written response
1 point
In the Theory of Planned Behavior, what construct describes a person's perceived control over carrying out a behavior?
10
Choose one
1 point
A research team can ethically and feasibly assign participants at random to an intervention or comparison condition. What is a key advantage of this design?
- A
It proves that every outcome is caused only by the intervention.
- B
It can strengthen conclusions about whether the intervention caused an outcome, when randomization is ethical and feasible.
- C
It removes the need to define outcomes or consider confounding influences.
- D
It is the only useful design for studying health.
11
Choose all
1 point
A patient with a chronic condition is struggling to follow an activity plan. Which factors belong in a biopsychosocial and contextual assessment of the difficulty? Select all that apply.
- A
Physical symptoms and demands of treatment
- B
Beliefs about activity and confidence in being able to do it
- C
Family support and work schedules
- D
Transportation and access to safe places to exercise
- E
Blood type as a direct measure of motivation
12
Open ended
1 point
A patient with chronic pain is finding it difficult to follow a treatment plan. Describe how a health psychologist could assess the situation using a biopsychosocial perspective and suggest a patient-centered way to support the patient.
13
Choose one
1 point
A person who is new to strength training watches a peer demonstrate safe exercises and then imitates them. Which Social Cognitive Theory process is most directly illustrated?
- A
Perceived susceptibility
- B
Observational learning
- C
Perceived behavioral control
- D
A cue to action
14
True or false
1 point
True or false: No single model explains every health behavior.
- A
True
- B
False
15
Choose one
1 point
A clinician assessing a patient's pain considers tissue injury, the patient's expectations and stress, and the support available to them. Which perspective best fits this assessment?
- A
A biomedical explanation focused only on physiology
- B
A biopsychosocial explanation that considers interacting influences
- C
A behavioral explanation focused only on learned habits
- D
A social explanation focused only on public policy
16
Choose one
1 point
A community wants to make regular physical activity more feasible for residents. Which plan best reflects a social and ecological perspective?
- A
Offer information to individuals without changing their circumstances
- B
Focus only on biological risk factors
- C
Address neighborhood safety and workplace routines as well as individual goals
- D
Treat health choices as a matter of personal willpower
17
Choose one
1 point
A person considers screening because they believe they may be at risk, even though they have not yet decided whether screening is useful or convenient. Which Health Belief Model factor does the person's belief about being at risk illustrate?
- A
Belief about the likelihood of developing the health problem
- B
Perceived social pressure to take the action
- C
Confidence that one can act despite obstacles
- D
Readiness to move from preparation into action
18
Choose one
1 point
A person wants to exercise but doubts they can follow through because of limited time and transportation. In the Theory of Planned Behavior, which factor most directly reflects this perceived difficulty?
- A
Perceived susceptibility
- B
Observational learning
- C
Perceived seriousness
- D
Perceived behavioral control
19
Written response
1 point
What concept means confidence in one's ability to carry out an action despite obstacles?
20
Written response
1 point
What type of study repeatedly assesses the same people over time to help researchers examine change?