Intentions and subjective norms help to define the theory of planned behavior. What are intentions and subjective norms? Provide an example of how they might be used to predict a future nutritional behavior


Intentions are the instructions people give to themselves to behave in certain ways. They are scripts for future behaviors. Subjective norms are the perceived social pressures to perform or not perform a behavior. should point out that an individual's intentions are strengthened when the subjective norms originating from the person's significant others agree with those intentions.

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Which of the following statements is true?

A. Formula feeding is less expensive than breastfeeding. B. Women who breastfeed have higher risks of breast cancer before they reach menopause than women who feed their babies formula. C. Women who feed their babies formula tend to lose the extra body fat gained during pregnancy faster than women who breastfeed. D. Colostrum provides a baby with antibodies from its mother that aren't supplied by commercial formulas.

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Which weight-loss plan contains the lowest amount of dietary carbohydrate?

a. Atkins diet b. Ornish diet c. Weight Watchers diet d. Zone diet

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a. tea and coffee. b. soft drinks. c. fruit juices. d. drinking water.

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