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.

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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.