Assignment 2: Lasa 1: Research In Action
Assignment 2: LASA 1: Research in Action
There are many people that have difficulties with sleep and many studies that psychologists have researched to help explain this human behavior. In this assignment you will have the opportunity to do a study of your own on yourself!
Your goal is to conduct a basic A/B control study to evaluate the alternate breathing method and objectively evaluate the results on aiding sleep.
For 3 consecutive nights, fill out the Data Tracking Sheet (Data A), which records any rituals of before bed activity (read, watch TV, exercise, etc.), to track your normal pattern of falling asleep. In the morning record how long (approximately) it took to fall asleep, how many times you woke during the night, how rested you feel on a scale of 1-10, and anything unusual (you were sick, spouse was snoring) that impacted your sleep.
Next, read the assigned material on alternate nostril …show more content…
Directions 1. Gather data for the first 3 days (Data A) on the Data Tracking Sheet. 2. Read and research Alternate Nostril Breathing. 3. Review section in Lecture pages. 4. Complete the Data Tracking Sheet for the last 3 days (Data B) on form. 5. Summarize the results of the “study”. 6. Analyze whether or not the hypothesis that alternate nostril breathing works as a natural sleep aid was supported via data. 7. Discuss how alternate nostril breathing works as a natural sleep aid, what biological systems might be involved, and how it might help from a biological perspective. 8. Describe and analyze cultural and ethical implications of natural vs. medical remedies for sleep, including some strengths and weaknesses. 9. Describe from a scientific perspective the process of research and which components this study included. Use this to explain why some might be skeptical of this
There are many people that have difficulties with sleep and many studies that psychologists have researched to help explain this human behavior. In this assignment you will have the opportunity to do a study of your own on yourself!
Your goal is to conduct a basic A/B control study to evaluate the alternate breathing method and objectively evaluate the results on aiding sleep.
For 3 consecutive nights, fill out the Data Tracking Sheet (Data A), which records any rituals of before bed activity (read, watch TV, exercise, etc.), to track your normal pattern of falling asleep. In the morning record how long (approximately) it took to fall asleep, how many times you woke during the night, how rested you feel on a scale of 1-10, and anything unusual (you were sick, spouse was snoring) that impacted your sleep.
Next, read the assigned material on alternate nostril …show more content…
Directions 1. Gather data for the first 3 days (Data A) on the Data Tracking Sheet. 2. Read and research Alternate Nostril Breathing. 3. Review section in Lecture pages. 4. Complete the Data Tracking Sheet for the last 3 days (Data B) on form. 5. Summarize the results of the “study”. 6. Analyze whether or not the hypothesis that alternate nostril breathing works as a natural sleep aid was supported via data. 7. Discuss how alternate nostril breathing works as a natural sleep aid, what biological systems might be involved, and how it might help from a biological perspective. 8. Describe and analyze cultural and ethical implications of natural vs. medical remedies for sleep, including some strengths and weaknesses. 9. Describe from a scientific perspective the process of research and which components this study included. Use this to explain why some might be skeptical of this