Ask Denny Strecker

Which of the following is not a skill that could help improve your health?
(Points: 1)
Getting good grades

Analyzing influences

Self-management

Goal setting

2. Your neighbor is a reliable source for information about heart disease.
(Points: 1)
True

False

3. Which of the following is not a question you should ask yourself when evaluating the reliability and trustworthiness of health information?
(Points: 1)
Who is the author?

Is the information up-to-date?

What is the purpose of the information?

Does the information have glossy photos?

4. Which of the following is an external influence?
(Points: 1)
Your lifestyle

Your experiences

Your likes and dislikes

Your family

5. Which of the following are not external influences? (Choose 2)
(Points: 1)
Media messages

Your lifestyle

Your experiences

Your cultural background

6. What are the two steps for analyzing influences?
(Points: 1)
Make a list

Evaluate influences

Choose positive influences

Prioritize the list

7. Match the advertisement with its likely target audience.
(Points: 1)

Matching:

Answer Potential Matches:
: Tony the Tiger for Frosted Flakes
1: Children

2: Adolescents and adults

3: Young athletes

: Jessica Simpson for Pizza Hut

: Derek Jeter for Nike

8. The practice of calling attention to a product or service by pointing out desirable qualities of the product or service to promote its sale is called:
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communicating.

making an action plan.

advertising.

advocacy.

9. During which of the five steps of the decision-making process should you ask yourself these questions: What is the situation? Who is involved? How much time do I have to make my decision?
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Identify the decision to be made.

Evaluate the decision.

List your options.

Choose the best option and take action.

10. A _____ is a future achievement that a person works toward.
(Points: 1)

11. I will learn how to play volleyball before next weekend is an example of a short-term goal.
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True

False

12. Which of the following are not goal-setting steps?
(Points: 1)
Write down your goal

Talk to friends about your goal

Active listening

Reward yourself along the way

13. Interpersonal communication consists of which of the following components?
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Nonverbal communication

Active listening

Conflict-resolution skills

All are components of interpersonal communication.

14. Words and language used to convey messages to others is the definition for which of the following key terms?
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Nonverbal communication

Verbal communication

Active listening

Refusal skills

15. Which of the following would you not do if you wanted to let someone know you were actively listening to him or her?
(Points: 1)
Face him or her.

Ask questions.

Turn your back to him or her.

Restate for understanding.

16. Avoiding eye contact while saying no is a good refusal tactic.
(Points: 1)
True

False

17. Match each key term to its correct definition.
(Points: 1)

Matching:

Answer Potential Matches:
: Advocate
1: Used when a person wants to say no to an action and/or leave a situation.

2: A person who tries to influence others to change the way they think and act.

3: A future achievement that a person works toward.

4: A factor that affects someone or something, either positively or negatively.

: Goal

: Refusal skills

: Influence

Madison