To investigate whether undergraduates' study skills are related to scores on academic locus of control, self-perception, and social interdependence 154 students from varied disciplinary backgrounds and enrolled in an introductory course in developmental psychology completed the Study Habits Inventory, the Academic Locus of Control Scale for College Students, the Self-perception Profile for College Students, and The Social Interdependence Scale. Correlations showed students with the best study skills tended to have an internal academic locus of control, more individualistic tendencies, higher perceived scholastic competence, higher perceived self-worth, and higher perceived intellectual ability.
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