Quiz: Final Exam
•Due Dec 13 at 11:59pm
•Points 125
•Questions 51
•Time Limit 145 Minutes Instructions The quiz:
•Covers the Learn material from Module 5: Week 5 – Module 8: Week 8.
•Contains 50 multiple-choice and true/false and 1 essay questions.
•Is limited to 2 hours and 25 minutes.
•Allows 1 attempt.
•Is worth 125 points.
(Green is the correct answers)
Question 2
2 / 2 pts
The logic behind structural interventions is that the physical, legal, economic, and regulatory
“structures” within an individual’s environment can be altered to support the adoption and
maintenance of health protective behaviors.
True
False
IncorrectQuestion 3
0 / 2 pts
Assurance refers to the degree to which a program is implemented as planned.
True
False
Question 4
2 / 2 pts
The major components of social network theory include nodes or actors and ties that connect
the nodes where they form a network.
True
False
Question 5
2 / 2 pts
PROCEED stands for Policy, Regulatory, and Organizational Constructs in Educational and
Environmental Development.
True
False
Question 6
2 / 2 pts
At which phase does PRECEDE end and PROCEED begin?
Phase 1
Phase 2
Phase 3
Phase 4
All of the above
Question 7
2 / 2 pts
Structural Model of Behavior emphasizes environmental influences of behavior: availability,
physical structures, social structures, and media.
True
False
Question 8
2 / 2 pts
When any given part of the environment becomes a target for change, the term used is
structural intervention.
True
False
Question 9
2 / 2 pts
Which of the following is NOT one of the four categories of environmental factors that are
critical in shaping health behaviors, according to the structural model of health behavior?
Availability/accessibility
Socioeconomic status
Social structures and policy
Media and cultural influence
Question 10
2 / 2 pts
What concepts are associated with the PROCEED phase?
Theory and model design
Recruitment and data collection
Diagnosis and evaluation
Administrative and policy assessment
Question 11
2 / 2 pts
It is important to have chosen which behavioral theories you wish implement in order to
proceed with program planning.
True
False
Question 12
2 / 2 pts
The PRECEDE-PROCEED Model (PPM) is a:
Theory
Concept
Social construct
Planning Framework
Question 13
2 / 2 pts
PPM is a theory.
True
False
Question 14
2 / 2 pts
In which type of analytical technique does the research start with selecting a set of nodes that is
then considered as a study population, then measures the tie between these nodes?
Modeling network analysis
Egocentric network analysis
Whole network analysis
Nodal network analysis
Question 15
2 / 2 pts
What is the best known ecological model?
Precede-Proceed
Health Belief Model
Medical Model
All of the above
None of the above
Question 16
2 / 2 pts
According to the concept of transitivity, a tie (connection) between some members of a social
network...
has little influence on the creation of new mutual social connections within that network.
is likely to be a barrier to the creation of new mutual social ties in the network.
will often lead to new mutual social connections within the network.
is the most common reason social networks rarely change.
Question 17
2 / 2 pts
In Phase 4 of the PPM, identified enabling factors will most often be changed through changes
in policy, regulation, and organizational structures. These enabling factors typically involve
which of the following categories:
Accessibility, Affordability, Availability, Accountability
Accessibility, Affordability, Availability, Acceptability
Accessibility, Affordability, Accountability, Applicability
Accessibility, Affordability, Applicability, Acceptability
IncorrectQuestion 18
0 / 2 pts
A superdiffuser is a highly influential person who possesses all of the following social traits
except:
brokerage.
connectivity.
persuasiveness.
mavenism.
Question 19
2 / 2 pts
Social systems and networks must be traditional (i.e., physical contact and connections occur in
person) to be effective in transmitting health information; virtual systems and networks (i.e.,
social media) are to fragile to be an effective change agent for health.
True
False
Question 20
2 / 2 pts
Evidence suggests that social networks may have profound effects on a range of health-related
attitudes, behaviors, and disease outcomes.
True
False
Question 21
2 / 2 pts
Scenario: You are a state health department officer working with various social networks (e.g.,
churches, worksites, schoolsites) to promote personal wellness. With help from community
members, you identify superdiffusers in each of the target social networks. Which of the
following key roles must the superdiffusers do to ensure success of the promotion?
Using their influence and example, set norms for the network to follow.
Using their education and skill, develop training materials for the network.
Using their organizational ability, plan social events for the network.
Using their persuasive communication, convince others to join their network.
Question 22
2 / 2 pts
The basic premise of ecological thinking is that health behavior, and the determinants of
these behaviors are inter-related.
True
False
Question 23
2 / 2 pts
A microsystem is:
This level refers to the larger cultural context in which the other systems function
This level refers to aspects of the environment in which an individual is not directly involved, but
nonetheless affects him or her
This level refers to the interaction of two microsystems environments
This level refers to the immediate environment in which a person is operating.
IncorrectQuestion 24
0 / 2 pts
A "maven" (i.e., someone exhibiting mavenism) is not accepted as a reputable source of
information in a social network.
True
False
IncorrectQuestion 25
0 / 2 pts
During which phase does a public health professional choose and apply a
theory?
Epidemiological assessment
Social Assessment
Educational and Ecological Assessment
Administrative and Policy Assessment and Intervention Alignment
Question 26
2 / 2 pts
The meso level of network organization includes large-scale networks and complex networks.
True
False
Question 27
2 / 2 pts
Personal traits of some members of social networks predispose them to serve as superdiffusers
of new ideas. Three traits are considered vital to the spread of an innovation within and
between networks. Which of the following is not one of these key traits?
Connectivity: the ability to build bridges between groups through his/her connections in the
network.
Persuasiveness: The skill and motivation to convince others to adopt the innovation.
Egocentricity: The skill to facilitate effective network analyses to identify what works.
Mavenism: Recognized expertise in the area of the idea or new behavior.
Question 28
2 / 2 pts
Under the PPM model, interventions to change health behavior may be targeted at the
environment, bypassing the individual.
True
False
Question 29
2 / 2 pts
Transitivity describes the temporary mental state of people who fail at developing lasting nodal
connections, resulting in weak social networks.
True
False
Question 30
2 / 2 pts
It is categorically correct to decide upon a theory and then engage in program planning.
True
False
Question 31
2 / 2 pts
Social networks are usually very stable over time, with little or no change in member numbers
or roles, making the introduction of new health information difficult.
True
False
Question 32
2 / 2 pts
In the Behavioral Ecological Model, ________ are defined as social contingencies of
reinforcement that affect large segments of a population or subpopulation.
Adaptive self-endeavors
Metacontingencies
psychological regulations
Mesosystems
Question 33
2 / 2 pts
The “thread” that holds any health promotion program together is evaluation.
True
False
Question 34
2 / 2 pts
Which of the following definitions describes a reinforcing factor?
Facilitates or hinders motivation toward change such as knowledge, attitudes, beliefs, or values.
Repeating health education programs within the same population at repeated set intervals.
Allows people to translate their desire to perform a given health protective behavior into actual
behavior.
Rewards (social, personal, or financial) for performing the protective behavior.
IncorrectQuestion 35
0 / 2 pts
Epidemiological diagnosis is not always required to measure health outcomes.
True
False
Question 36
2 / 2 pts
An individual actor in the periphery of a social system, even if respected by others, will not be
able to bridge the brokerage between peripheral networks.
True
False
Question 37
2 / 2 pts
The three planning components of the logic model are: inputs, activities, and throughputs.
True
False
Question 38
2 / 2 pts
Collectively, predisposing, reinforcing, and enabling factors (the “PRE”) account for public health
challenges that are best addressed by behavioral theory.
True
False
Question 39
2 / 2 pts
The first step in planning process is to work in partnership with the community.
True
False
Question 40
2 / 2 pts
The 4 “A”s of enabling factors are:
Accessibility, Affordability, Accountability, Acceptability
Acceptability, Availability, Accessibility, Affordability
Accountability, Acceptability, Accessibility, Availability
Availability, Answerability, Acceptability, Accountability
Question 41
2 / 2 pts
The more pathways one accounts for in the planning process the less the likelihood will be of
achieving one’s primary goal.
True
False
Question 42
2 / 2 pts
Some environments foster risk behaviors.
True
False
Question 43
2 / 2 pts
Understanding health behaviors requires environmental context such as cultural, social,
physical, political, and family aspects.
True
False
IncorrectQuestion 44
0 / 2 pts
Which answer choice is NOT a characteristic of PPM (PRECEDE-PROCEED Planning Model)?
PPM can be directed at distal and proximal hypothesized mediator of health behaviors.
It plans framework as well as the theory.
It provides the intervention pathways with the modification of environment to change health
behaviors.
It embodies ecological approach, which can be the effective methods of health behavior
modification.
Question 45
2 / 2 pts
Health promotion program planning in the PPM occurs exclusively with distal.
True
False
Question 46
2 / 2 pts
Community involvement is an important for only certain steps in the PPM.
True
False
Question 47
2 / 2 pts
Intervention Alignment means that PROCEED ends and PRECEDE begins.
True
False
Question 48
2 / 2 pts
Which of the following is not a system level that Bronfenbrenner described in the Model of
Human Development?
Microsystem
Ecosystem
Mesosytem
Exosystem
Macrosystem
Question 49
2 / 2 pts
Education can play a big role to change the health behavior eventually by using predisposing
factor and reinforcing factors.
True
False
Question 50
2 / 2 pts
Unfortunately large scale intervention trials sometimes fail to demonstrate the study’s intended
health promotion and this failure acts purely as a waste of funds and time.
True
False
Question 51
2 / 2 pts
Actors/nodes with a high degree of centrality have more social connections and can usually
transmit health information more efficiently and effectively than actors with a low degree of
centrality.
True
False
