BHAN332 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Operational Definition, Health Promotion, Sexually Transmitted Infection
11 Jan 2017
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What is behavior: anything a living being does actions, words, emotions, thoughts, must be observable, measurable, and operationally defined to modify (assessment part, has consequences, is defined differently across contexts. Explains something that happens: important because: Allows us to better understand why people do what they do and predict behavior. Theory blueprint for effective behavioral interventions to. Theories are practical because modify behavior: identify key factors to target for change, have measurable theoretical constructs that allow for assessment of change, provide basis for detecting why an intervention succeeded or failed to produce change. Theories come from: a problem + inductive reasoning + research = theory. Inductive and deductive reasoning: inductive reasoning starts with observations and moves to a conclusion. Conclusion: condoms prevent hiv transmission: deductive reasoning starts with a conclusion and seeks observations to supports the conclusion. Observation: condoms prevent transmission of sexually transmitted diseases. Observation: hiv is transmitter through sexual activity. Types of theories: 3 different levels of intervention.
