According to recent research based on the health belief model, some factors are more important than others in determining whether people will choose to act. Which statement would suggest that the person is going to begin a new healthy habit?
A. "If I could be asleep while they did the colonoscopy, it might be alright."
B. "I did have a cousin who was treated for breast cancer."
C. "My mother and father both died of cardiac problems."
D. "Since my employer was paying for the health screening, I thought I might go."
ANS: C
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