Effects of Self-Control Training on Study Activity and Academic Performance: An Analysis of Self-Monitoring, Self-Reward, and Systematic-Planning Components.

Greiner, Jerry M.; Karoly, Paul

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ERIC Number: EJ146190

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Publication Date: 1976

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Effects of Self-Control Training on Study Activity and Academic Performance: An Analysis of Self-Monitoring, Self-Reward, and Systematic-Planning Components

Greiner, Jerry M.; Karoly, Paul

Journal of Counseling Psychology, 23, 6, 495-501, Nov 76

The relative efficacy of training in self-monitoring, self-reward, and planning as aids to self-control was examined. Subjects received training in a standard study method and received degrees of training in self-control. The group that received training in self-monitoring, self-reward, and planning strategies significantly outperformed other groups on nearly all measures. (Author)

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Students, Learning Processes, Planning, Research Projects, Self Control, Self Reward, Student Behavior, Study Skills

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