Perceptions of Procrastination among In-group and Out-group College Majors

The present study focused on perceptions of procrastination and how they relate to stereotypes of procrastination according to academic major; specifically, how students viewed procrastination of psychology majors versus non-psychology majors. Psychology and non-psychology students from a small college in Western Pennsylvania volunteered to respond to the survey. Participants rated themselves and people outside their major on levels of procrastination. It was predicted that psychology majors, who should be more knowledgeable about human behavior, would rate procrastination equally regardless of major. Non-psychology majors who are likely to lack the same insights into human nature should show the typical in-group/out-group effect.