Measuring and reducing college students' procrastination

Christopher J. Perrin; Neal Miller; Alayna T. Haberlin; Jonathan W. Ivy; James N. Meindl; Nancy A. Neef

doi:10.1901/jaba.2011.44-463

Measuring and reducing college students' procrastination

Christopher J. Perrin, Neal Miller, Alayna T. Haberlin, Jonathan W. Ivy, James N. Meindl, Nancy A. Neef

School of Behavioral Sciences & Education (Harrisburg)

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We examined college students' procrastination when studying for weekly in-class quizzes. Two schedules of online practice quiz delivery were compared using a multiple baseline design. When online study material was made available noncontingently, students usually procrastinated. When access to additional study material was contingent on completing previous study material, studying was more evenly distributed. Overall, the mean gain in percentage correct scores on weekly in-class quizzes relative to pretests was greater during contingent access than during noncontingent access conditions.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	463-474
Number of pages	12
Journal	Journal of applied behavior analysis
Volume	44
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1901/jaba.2011.44-463
State	Published - Sep 2011

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Philosophy
Applied Psychology
Sociology and Political Science

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