How Normative Beliefs Affect Procrastination Rates in College Students
Start Date
15-4-2021 3:00 PM
End Date
15-4-2021 3:15 PM
Student's Major
Psychology
Student's College
Social and Behavioral Sciences
Mentor's Name
Kevin Filter
Mentor's Department
Psychology
Mentor's College
Social and Behavioral Sciences
Description
In this study, I will measure the effect that the Intent to Procrastinate displayed by classmates has on an individual's Actual Procrastination. Upon signing up to be in the research project on Sona, participants will be given 1 of 2 introductions- one with a quiz that shows that their "class" (Which will just be data pre-entered by me) generally plans on procrastinating, and one that shows a more proactive attitude. Participants will then be divided into the groups that correspond to their given introductions, and will have a month to turn in their assignment to a virtual classroom where they can see who else has turned in their assignments. Again, no one else will really be turning in anything, it will simply be notifications managed by me. One group will have a steady rate of turn-ins, and the other will have them largely focused on the last 5 days. At the end of the month-long period, participants will be debriefed, and data will be analyzed.
How Normative Beliefs Affect Procrastination Rates in College Students
In this study, I will measure the effect that the Intent to Procrastinate displayed by classmates has on an individual's Actual Procrastination. Upon signing up to be in the research project on Sona, participants will be given 1 of 2 introductions- one with a quiz that shows that their "class" (Which will just be data pre-entered by me) generally plans on procrastinating, and one that shows a more proactive attitude. Participants will then be divided into the groups that correspond to their given introductions, and will have a month to turn in their assignment to a virtual classroom where they can see who else has turned in their assignments. Again, no one else will really be turning in anything, it will simply be notifications managed by me. One group will have a steady rate of turn-ins, and the other will have them largely focused on the last 5 days. At the end of the month-long period, participants will be debriefed, and data will be analyzed.
