The Cumulative Cost Of Additional Wakefulness Dose...

For Article Critique one I chose the article â€Å"The Cumulative Cost of Additional Wakefulness: Dose-Response Effects on Neurobehavioral Functions and Sleep Physiology From Chronic Sleep Restriction and Total Sleep Deprivation (P.A., H., Greg, M., Janet M., M., David F., D. (2003)†. This article was written and submitted for publication in 2003. I found this article very interesting due to the fact that I myself, work off a very unusual work schedule and feel that I am a victim of sleep deprivation personally. For example, I find that I maintain from 4-7.5 hours of sleep a night. This has become very taxing on me not only mentally but psychically. This is why I chose this article, it is personally relatable. This study was conducted using randomization of experimental groups. The participants were randomly chosen for each group, the 4 hour, 6 hour and 8 hour group (P.A., H., Greg, M., Janet M., M., David F., D. (2003). This was not a blind study, both the participants and the researchers knew which group they would be in and what they were being monitored for at all times. Participants also had full consent at all times, meaning they knew what was going to happen and when it was going to happen at all times. Of this specific study I do not think that these parameters, experimental and fully consensual, had any effect on the study itself or the given results. I believe that these results, which I am about to share with you, are valid and that this study can be replicated