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Replication of “Procrastination, Deadlines, and Performance: Self-Control by Precommitment”

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Psychological Science

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Abstract

Psychological Science, Volume 37, Issue 8, Page 557-571, August 2026.
We present the results of a replication of Study 2 from Ariely and Wertenbroch on the role of deadlines in mitigating procrastination. We show that our results do not replicate those of the original article. In our replication, with adult participants ...