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Essay On Technology And Technology

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The world is filled with technology, but is that a good thing? Technology is used for everything one can possibly need. Cell phones are becoming life support to both teenagers and adults. Although technology has many benefits, it can be harmful to an individual's mental health. Technology can create stress, anxiety, and a lack of sleep. If people started putting technology down, they could improve their mental health by turning their attention towards something other than a bright blue screen in front of them. To begin, Weir (2017) explains in his article that “sleep stealers” are cell phones. Most people ring their phones to bed at night to use as an alarm or in case someone calls or texts them. In a study conducted by Russell E. …show more content…

Sleep is also good for growth in the body (Myers, 2014). Sleeping allows people's bodies to take a rest from being active, that is why sleep is necessary because people's bodies cannot repair themselves while exerting energy, There are several consequences of losing sleep. In a study conducted using 15,500 kids ages 12-18, the researchers found that the kids who had 5 hours of sleep or less had higher depression than those who got 8 hours of sleep or more. Less sleep can cause students to do poorly in school. Lack of sleep causes weight gain. Ghrelin is a hunger-arousal hormone, which increases during sleep deprivation. The more sleep someone gets, the better their immune system can become. When one loses sleep they are putting their immune system at risk because it does not have the time to fight off infections (Myers, 2014). Scientist use different research strategies depending on what research strategy best fits the situation. Surveys are used to discover attitudes or behaviors of a certain group. The pros of using the surveying method is that the researcher can look at the group's behaviors from the group's point of view rather than the researcher naturaling observing them. The data collected can be very useful to the researchers. One of the cons of surveys is people can be bias. In the article the studies conducted were not created in a way that could allow anyone to be biased. In some cases the survey questions can be bias, which results in an inaccurate

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