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Saturday May 16, 2020
AUTHOR:
Viola Nhapi
FACULTY: Dr. Ruth Tincoff
DEPARTMENT: Psychology
This project investigates the relationship between cognitive function and sleep deprivation in undergraduates. A cognitive function test comprised of verbal, reasoning and mathematical questions and a CHICa sleep deprivation standard test were combined into a survey with a demographics page. Undergraduate participants were recruited using the convenience sampling method; they took the CHICa and the cognitive function test surveys on the on-campus and off-campus subject pool recruiting sources. Data has been collected from 90 on campus participants and additional off campus participants. Each participant will be scored on the cognitive task test and the mean score calculated. In addition, each participant will be classified as sleep deprived or not sleep deprived depending on their score on the CHICa sleep deprivation standard scale. Data will be graphed to see if the participants that are sleep deprived or those that are not performed better on the cognitive performance task. This question allows us to explore the relationship between cognitive performance and sleep deprivation. Findings can equip learners, educators, cognitive scientists and the general population with knowledge on the importance of getting enough sleep. It is important for students to know that their schoolwork can suffer because of sleep deprivation.
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