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How Sleep Deprivation Affects Psychological Variables Related To College Students Cognitive Performance

How Sleep Deprivation Affects Psychological Variables Related to College Students Cognitive Performance

Jenny R. Downs
Fall07, PSY 1513 41
General Psychology (MSVCC) (2575)
Sleep deprivation is very common for college students. A pattern is usually

developed with sleep deprivation peaking during the week and even more during exam

periods. Performance levels are significantly lower during these periods even though the

students beleived that their performance was better. Many studies have been conducted to

try to evaluate the effects of sleep deprivation on cognitive performance and on

psychological variables related to cognitive performance in college students. The study in

this reading included sixty-five volunteers. Of the sixty-five, only fourty-four participants

finished the study. In the study, the Watson-Glaser Critical Thinking Appraisal was given

to participants to measure cognitive performance. This test had a fourty minute time......


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