Open AccessEffects of sleep deprivation on procedural errors.
Author(s) -
Michelle E. Stepan,
Kimberly M. Fenn,
Erik M. Altmann
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
journal of experimental psychology general
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.521
H-Index - 161
eISSN - 1939-2222
pISSN - 0096-3445
DOI - 10.1037/xge0000495
Subject(s) - psycinfo , sleep deprivation , evening , psychology , task (project management) , sleep (system call) , morning , audiology , procedural memory , cognitive psychology , developmental psychology , cognition , medline , psychiatry , medicine , physics , management , astronomy , political science , computer science , law , economics , operating system
In a large sample ( N = 234), we tested effects of 24-hr of sleep deprivation on error rates in a procedural task that requires memory maintenance of task-relevant information. In the evening, participants completed the task under double-blind conditions and then either stayed awake in the lab overnight or slept at home. In the morning, participants completed the task again. Sleep-deprived participants were more likely to suffer a general breakdown in ability (or willingness) to meet a modest accuracy criterion they had met the night before. Among sleep-deprived participants who could still perform the task, error rates were elevated, and errors reflecting memory failures increased with time-on-task. The results suggest that sleep-deprived individuals should not perform procedural tasks associated with interruptions and costly errors-or, if they must, they should perform such tasks only for short periods. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2019 APA, all rights reserved).
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