HLTH 419 Quiz 1

HLTH 419 Quiz 1

Module 1: Week 1  — Module 3: Week 3.

1. According to Chapter 4 of the text, who should lead a switch?
2. According to Chapter 3, ambiguity is exhausting to the Rider because the Rider is tugging on the reigns of the Elephant trying to direct it down a new path.
3. When people exhaust their self-control, they exhaust the mental muscles necessary to think creatively, limit impulses and persist in the face of failure.
4. To inspire people to select 1% milk instead of whole milk researchers did the following:
5. According to Chapter 1, Brian Wansink organized a study which gauged how much stale popcorn people would eat while sitting through a movie. What he discovered was that portion size does impacted the quantity of consumption.
6. Successful change involves all three parts of the framework. Identify which of the following is not one of the required components:
7. According to chapter 6, helping people feel as though they are closer to the “finish line” than they first thought did NOT have any impact on the percentages for overall change.
8. Jonathan Haidt would say that instances of overeating, sleeping late, cheating or skipping the gym are all examples of:
9. Which of the following tactics would not be recommended to “Motivate the Elephant?”
10. Because the Elephant dreads tasks that do not have an immediate payoff, it is often valuable to “shrink the change” in an effort to help motivate a reluctant elephant.
11. What did Robyn Waters do for Target that so dramatically transformed the company?
12. Which of the following most motivates the elephant?
13. University psychologist Thomas Haidt says that when it comes to changing behavior, our emotional side can be likened to:
14. As chapter 5 reveals, the fact that most people cannot provide fully accurate self- assessments is linked to the belief known as “Positive Illusion.”
15. Positive Illusions often provide a substantial problem with regard to making and maintaining change.
16. The best formula for change is to only focus on the Elephant.
17. Kotter and Cohen observed that in almost all successful change efforts the sequence of change is:
18. Which is not one of the key components in the 3-part framework for guiding behavior change:
19. Jerry Sternin and his work with Save the Children in Vietnam is a great example of:
20. According to Chip & Dan Heath, which is NOT one of the qualities of a SMART goal:
21. Chapter 1 notes that what often looks like “laziness” (and a hindrance to change) is often a tension between priorities.
22. Which of the following tactics would not be recommended to “Direct the Rider?”
23. The SWITCH text confirms what many corporate executives have known for years: Making dramatic change requires substantial capital and having powerful people in the right positions at the right time.
24. Finding “Bright Spots” refers to the common practice of working in well-lit rooms when teaching people how to promote change.
25. Jerry Sternin believed that knowledge alone does NOT change behavior. As a result he believed health promotion also needed a component of “SHOWING” people how to change.
26. According to Chapter 4, the best way to promote necessary change is to have a “gut- smacking” goal that appeals to both the rider and the elephant.
27. According to the Switch text, the modern-day Food Pyramid is a great example of effective marketing.
28. According to the Heath brothers and current research, self-control is an exhaustible resource.
29. As Brian Wansink’s popcorn study revealed, “change” can be complicated by people- problems and situation-based problems.
30. According to Chapter 3, the most common path that people choose is: