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Academic Success And Its Relation To Academic Habits And Motivation, Sam Ebert
Academic Success And Its Relation To Academic Habits And Motivation, Sam Ebert
Undergraduate Psychology Research Methods Journal
Many factors contribute to academic success. Previous research has produced inconclusive results when identifying which factors play the largest role in predicting academic success. This study focusses on the relationships between academic success, motivation, and academic habits. I hypothesized that college students who report being highly motivated will have greater academic success than those who report being less motivated. I also hypothesized that there would be a strong positive relationship between college students engaging in good academic habits and high academic success. My two other hypotheses included that motivation score would be positively correlated with academic habit scores and that …
Does Love Make You Smarter?, Annalee M. Hastie, Theodore J. Vogt
Does Love Make You Smarter?, Annalee M. Hastie, Theodore J. Vogt
Undergraduate Psychology Research Methods Journal
Little research has been done that examines the correlation between the length of a romantic relationship and academic success. In the present study, a questionnaire addressing this issue was administered to 40 college students at Lindenwood University. Analysis of the questionnaire revealed no correlation between the length of a romantic relationship and participants’ actual GPAs. However, a moderately strong correlation between participants’ self-reported GPAs was found. This study implies that the length of one’s romantic relationship may be particularly related to perceived academic success.