Practice question · True or false
A person can believe a disease is extremely severe yet still not act, if they feel personally not susceptible or the perceived barriers feel too high.
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- Does one strong belief override all the others?
- Low susceptibility or high barriers can block action despite high perceived severity.
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True
Why
True. Believing a disease is severe is not sufficient - low perceived susceptibility or high perceived barriers can still block action. The models require weighing several beliefs together, which is exactly the point the severity pitfall misses.
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