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1. Why is it important to consider motivation when studying healthcare?

Because a significant portion of healthcare costs result from elective behaviors.

Because voluntary behaviors such as smoking, diet, and physical activity are some of the strongest predictors of health outcomes.

Because people often don’t comply with their doctors’ instructions.

All of the above.

Extend the length of all appointment times so that she can spend more time really listening to her patients.

Spend less time talking about potential obstacles that patients may face when trying to adhere to the treatment plan as this can reduce patient’s motivation.

Acknowledge the negative feelings patients might be having about the treatment itself or their ability to follow through with it.

Clearly explain WHY any treatment has been prescribed and why it is important.

3. The Smoker’s Health intervention was effective because:

17. In their cross-cultural study of Russian and U.S. adolescents Chirkov and Ryan (2001) were primarily interested in testing which of the following hypotheses?

6. David Zuroff and colleagues’ examined the impact of various therapeutic approaches or modalities on patients diagnosed with depression. These authors found that:

4. Martela and Ryan (2016) conducted a study in which they examined the impact of helping others with whom one would never come into direct contact. All participants played a fun computer game. Half…

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1. Why is it important to consider motivation when studying healthcare?

3. The Smoker’s Health intervention was effective because:

17. In their cross-cultural study of Russian and U.S. adolescents Chirkov and Ryan (2001) were primarily interested in testing which of the following hypotheses?

6. David Zuroff and colleagues’ examined the impact of various therapeutic approaches or modalities on patients diagnosed with depression. These authors found that:

2. Which of the following is NOT an example of extrinsic motivation?

4. SDT focuses on "volitional" behaviors, which can be defined as:

22. SDT research on employee engagement is important because:

7. Why is motivation critical to successful therapy?

7. Examining variability in “Big 5” traits, Lynch, La Guardia, & Ryan (2009) found that participants reported:

20. Which statement about autonomy support from teachers is true:

13. Which of the following is NOT a good strategy for supporting autonomy?

4. Martela and Ryan (2016) conducted a study in which they examined the impact of helping others with whom one would never come into direct contact. All participants played a fun computer game. Half…

20. Which of the following is NOT a reason for SDT researcher’s interest in studying vitality?

2. Which of the following is NOT true regarding the role of motivation in weight loss?

5. Which of the following statements best describes the relation between relatedness and autonomy?

Results of Baard, Deci, & Ryan’s (2004) study of Wall Street bankers suggest that: