Ciccarelli: Psychology_5 (5th Edition)
Ciccarelli: Psychology_5 (5th Edition)
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ISBN: 9780134477961
Author: Saundra K. Ciccarelli, J. Noland White
Publisher: PEARSON
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  1. The writer is considering deleting sentence 11 (reproduced below).

Unsurprisingly, teens overwhelmingly describe themselves as tired during the day, according to sleep experts Wolfson and Carskadon.

 

Should the writer keep or delete sentence 11?

 

- Keep it, because the anecdotal evidence from teenagers confirms the accuracy of the CDC's evidence.

- Keep it, because it includes both personal observations and a reliable source to support the claim.

- Delete it, because personal observations are insufficient evidence for a claim of value such as this one.

- Delete it, because the first half reads like an opinion statement that does not enhance the claim.

- Delete it, because it lacks quantitative evidence and therefore does not sufficiently support the claim.

(1) If asked to list the most important health choices a person can make, most people would list eating
healthy foods and exercising, but few people would include getting the recommended amount of sleep. (2)
The American Academy of Sleep Medicine has found that teens who do not get 8 to 10 hours of sleep per
night are more likely to be sedentary, to have obesity, to have depression, or to participate in high-risk
behaviors like using alcohol, tobacco, or drugs. (3) As a society, we must make supporting healthy sleep
behavior in teens a priority to ensure their well-being. (4) Adopting later high school and middle school
start times, though disruptive to the status quo, is an essential part of society's commitment to teen health
and wellness.
(5) In teenagers, it is not just the quantity of sleep that matters; it also matters when that sleep occurs. (6)
In the journal Sleep Medicine, Crowley, Acebo, and Carskadon report that "sleep/wake timing shifts later in
young humans during the second decade of life." (7) In other words, teens' circadian rhythms predispose
them to staying awake later at night and sleeping later in the morning. (8) It seems counterintuitive, then,
that high schools and middle schools across the nation tend to start earlier than elementary schools. (9) In
fact, a recent study found that over 90 percent of high schools begin before 8:30 in the morning.
(10) The Centers for Disease Control has found that the earlier school begins, the less sleep teens
receive. (11) Unsurprisingly, teens overwhelmingly describe themselves as tired during the day, according
to sleep experts Wolfson and Carskadon. (12) In the interest of greater alertness and focus-and therefore
enhanced retention and ultimately academic achievement-educational institutions should embrace the
biological needs of their students and adjust secondary start times accordingly.
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Transcribed Image Text:(1) If asked to list the most important health choices a person can make, most people would list eating healthy foods and exercising, but few people would include getting the recommended amount of sleep. (2) The American Academy of Sleep Medicine has found that teens who do not get 8 to 10 hours of sleep per night are more likely to be sedentary, to have obesity, to have depression, or to participate in high-risk behaviors like using alcohol, tobacco, or drugs. (3) As a society, we must make supporting healthy sleep behavior in teens a priority to ensure their well-being. (4) Adopting later high school and middle school start times, though disruptive to the status quo, is an essential part of society's commitment to teen health and wellness. (5) In teenagers, it is not just the quantity of sleep that matters; it also matters when that sleep occurs. (6) In the journal Sleep Medicine, Crowley, Acebo, and Carskadon report that "sleep/wake timing shifts later in young humans during the second decade of life." (7) In other words, teens' circadian rhythms predispose them to staying awake later at night and sleeping later in the morning. (8) It seems counterintuitive, then, that high schools and middle schools across the nation tend to start earlier than elementary schools. (9) In fact, a recent study found that over 90 percent of high schools begin before 8:30 in the morning. (10) The Centers for Disease Control has found that the earlier school begins, the less sleep teens receive. (11) Unsurprisingly, teens overwhelmingly describe themselves as tired during the day, according to sleep experts Wolfson and Carskadon. (12) In the interest of greater alertness and focus-and therefore enhanced retention and ultimately academic achievement-educational institutions should embrace the biological needs of their students and adjust secondary start times accordingly.
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