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Use of an explicit rule decreases procrastination in university students
Author(s) -
Johnson Paul E.,
Perrin Christopher J.,
Salo Allen,
Deschaine Elyssa,
Johnson Beth
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of applied behavior analysis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.1
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1938-3703
pISSN - 0021-8855
DOI - 10.1002/jaba.287
Subject(s) - procrastination , psychology , quality (philosophy) , social psychology , mathematics education , epistemology , philosophy
The procrastination behavior of students from a small rural university was decreased by presenting them with a rule indicating that a sooner final due date for a writing assignment would be contingent on procrastination during earlier phases of the paper. A counterbalanced AB BA design was used to measure the effects of the rule‐based treatment across 2 introductory psychology classes ( N = 33). Overall, participants engaged in less procrastination, missed fewer deadlines, and produced higher quality writing in the treatment condition.

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