Psychology / Unit 3 Psych 0305 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Effects of Sleep Deprivation
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The idea
Sleep deprivation degrades attention, mood regulation, and memory consolidation, and impairs performance on complex tasks.
In practice
After a night without sleep, reaction times lengthen and lapses of attention appear without being noticed.
Where people slip
The deprived person is the worst available judge of their own impairment. That is one of the deficits.
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