Health Behaviour

Question 1

Principle of least effort

Answer 1

With 2 incentives of similar values, the easiest root will be chosen
Tolman

Question 2

Principle of least work

Answer 2

Rewards with less effort picked over similar with more effort

Question 3

Economic of effort

Answer 3

Bias towards short term outcomes
Adaptive for saving resources
Demand law: number goals achieved depends on the cost of motivational resources

Question 4

Obesogenic environment

Answer 4

Western society = high energy, little nutrient
Mass adverts + prompts
Unhealthy food - cheap + readily available

Question 5

Construct domains

Answer 5

Beliefs about capabilities
Skills
Knowledge
Intentions
Goals
Optimism

Question 6

Effort + automatic behaviour

Answer 6

Dual process models

1. Anamalistic, evolutionary; automatic, habitual, unconscious
2. Reflective, rational; considers, requires effortful processing

Question 7

2 component theory of mental resources

Answer 7

Influences our choices of behaviour
As tasks learned SAS -> CS

Supervisory attentional system - when tasks difficult
Contention scheduling - links stimuli to different actions

Question 8

Motivation + reflection

Answer 8

Motivation gives purpose to behaviour
Health belief model
Theory of planned behaviour
Social cognition theory

Question 9

Motivation into action

Answer 9

Linked to biological process
Dynamic
Requires self control