Procrastination, deadlines, and performance: Self-control by precommitment

Psychological Science

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 219-224

  Ariely, Dan ^a   Wertenbroch, Klaus ^b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b INSEAD   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; PHYSIOLOGY; PILOT STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF CONCEPT; STUDENT; TASK PERFORMANCE;

BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; PILOT PROJECTS; SELF EFFICACY; STUDENTS; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS;

EID: 0036581421     PISSN: 09567976     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-9280.00441     Document Type: Article

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