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In 1997, anthropologist James Mckenna and his colleagues conducted a study in a sleep laboratory at the University of California's Irvine School of Medicine. The study was to observed thirty-five nursing mother- infant pair sleeping together as well as apart for three consecutive nights. The infants were between eleven to fifteen weeks old. Twenty of the infants had been co sleeping since birth and the other fifteen had been independent sleepers. To observe they used many tools such as polygraph to record mother and infants heart rate, breathing rhythms, body temperature, the nursing cycles and even monitored their brain waves all of this along with watching their test subjects simultaneously on an infrared video monitor. What they found was quite unique, the infant and mother were highly responsive to each other and their movements. The infant and mother changed position of sleeping to face each other. They wake more frequently to nurse, and about twice as much as an independent sleeper and nurse three times longer but still get more sleep co sleeping than independent sleepers,

Since the vocabulary of the popular source is so simplistic, it caters to a more general audience and allows them to grasp the more important aspects of the Baker and Algorta article that was summarized. As the reader is allowed to gain this knowledge, there is a broadening of information that effects the general population. Since the general public is able to grasp this information, it makes it more accessible to those that would not normally come across scholarly articles that alienate those who are not researchers or students. While the article has simplistic language and makes the information more accessible, there are disadvantages. The article lacks citation which makes the information that the public is able to receive less credible. Since the information is less credible, it makes the information that the public receives more easily misconstrued. Alongside the lack of credibility, there is too much general information. The information that the public receives lacks a large amount of context that allows readers to gather more detailed and nuanced information that coexists with the research provided. Due to the nature of a popular source, less background knowledge of the subject is required; however, there is more opportunity for wrong information, for it is brief and can often be

When I was a child, the world was so different to me than how it is now. When I was a child, I believed many things that aren't true anymore. One of these things was baby making. I though that babies were made from G-d. I though that when a women reached a certain age either G-d would giver her a child or would wait. I thought this happened once a woman got married. Than after having the baby for nine months, the child would come out of the mother’s belly button. This is obviously not at all how baby making works, however the real topic does not need to be discussed. The point of the matter is that when I was younger I believed a lot of things that simply weren’t true. This was because I did not know any better. This is like Jim believing

Infants should be allowed to fall asleep in their bed, rather than be put to bed while asleep. Science shows that this creates a healthy baby that learns to

Overall the popular press articles had a surprisingly accurate depiction of the research study they were reporting. All of the articles explained the method of the study and the overall result. However, they did exclude some important information from the study.

Everyone in the world has there own biases and beliefs. And many of us, myself included, have a hard time on occasion admitting or even considering that our opinion could be wrong. On numerous occasions I have heard people use statisitcs to prove just how right they are. But just because someone throws out a statistic they possibly read on twitter, doesn’t mean it has anything to do with the topic at hand. According to the article we were assigned to read written by Professor Robin Lovell-Badge (2013), “Nine out ten statistics are taken out of context” (p. 1). Not only is this statement in the article, it’s the title. While its quite a headline that I’m sure grabbed the attention of many, its not surprising to me at all. However there were a few times while reading where I found myself taken back by the information being discussed. Throuhgout the artice, there are mentions of how animal rights groups are using misleading statistics. According to Lovell-badge (2013), “Ironically, the figures cited by many animal rights activists are actually drawn from industry and are intended to explain the expense of developing safe and useful medicines” (p.1). The reason this information was of such surprise to me is because I could not believe the lengths these groups would go to. They have no interest in entertaining the thought that the other side

Education on the topic of an appropriate sleep environment for newborns is imperative for all parents. Most first time parents have many questions on when, how and where their baby should be sleeping (Davidson, London, & Ladewig, 2016). Unsafe sleep environments and techniques can increase the risk of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), the American Academy of Pediatrics defines this as the sudden death of an infant less than 12 months of age, in which after a thorough investigation an autopsy the cause of the death remains unexplained (Mathews & Moore, 2013). Parents who are properly informed and educated on the topic of an appropriate sleeping environment can help to reduce the risk of infant injury and death.

Cosleeping can be defined as an infant sharing the same sleeping quarters as his or her parents because of the parent’s personal preferences or cultural practices (SIDS, 2011; Mao, Burnham, Goodlin-Jones, Gaylor, & Anders, 2004; Hayes, Fukumizu, Troese, Sallinen, & Gilles, 2007). There is no universally accepted uniform definition for cosleeping so the act can be further broken down into subcategories depending on where the infant sleeps in relation to his or her parents: bed sharing means the infant sleeps in the bed or on the couch with the parents while room sharing means the infant sleeps in his or her own bed in the same room as the parents. Infants can be considered partial cosleepers if they only spend a certain amount of time

All in all, the article had potential to be very informative and influential. I found the lack of explanation about the importance of the study to be a detriment, as well as the small population size in the study. The authors also neglected to address these issues by including a list of limitations within the studies, which could be misleading to readers. Maybe the authors could perform another study to rectify the mistakes found in this

In my opinion, this was one of the most realistic example’s of how a newborn or in my situation an 8-month old nightly activities occur each night. For an individual that doesn’t have children or an individual that is considering children, this assignment truly simulates what a new parent might have to endure for the first few months. Albeit, my wife and I have two children, my eldest is 5 years old and my 8 month old. This time around was the first time we experienced this type of erratic sleep pattern. When our first child was born, my wife and I were truly lost and had no idea how to approach the situation. However, after the first few weeks we mastered the swaddling and feeding times that she would sleep six to seven hours each night. Consequently,

Empirical studies have always been a puzzle. Simple data can be organized into trends, such as how a teacher can take all the grades in a class and divide the sum by the number of students to come to the average. But how can a study look at the eating tendencies of adults to determine the effect of certain foods on lifespan, and why do so many studies have conflicting results? For example, in August 2013 two separate studies on the effects of drinking four or more cups of coffee a day came to conflicting results - one concluded drinking this much coffee shortens the drinker’s life-span, while the other found it decreases the risk of a liver disease that affects 30% of American adults (Lynch 2013). But the larger enigma is how studies can come to any conclusive results at all given the complexity of the world - given all the factors involved, how can the effect of what is being studied be isolated? An example of this is that heavy drinkers of coffee also have a tendency to smoke and be less fit than non-coffee drinkers (Lynch 2013). But even if all this is accurate, who is to say the public will find out the correct information? The news has been known to exaggerate and misconstrue information for publicity, as has been recently seen in the Brian Williams scandal. The purpose of this paper is to reveal the different processes involved in the publication of an empirical analysis and where data can be misconstrued. In the paper, I explain why and where results can be

The research collected in this report was conducted over a month, it is unlikely the Australian populations habits changed considerably over such a short time frame and so the collection of data time frame is not of concern.

Common problems that arise when reporting epidemiological research are misinterpretation, exaggeration of results and failure to address limitations. Results are often misinterpreted in news stories as the authors rarely have expertise in the scientific area they are writing about. Studies may use complex scientific language that is difficult for the reporter to

Long before we are born, we are very smart beings. We are born with built-in needs and these needs help with us developing to the best of our ability. The source that I chose talked about how we are technically born 18 months early. If we were to compare ourselves to other animals around us. It is important to avoid having a stressed baby and at this point in time in their lives they do not know the concept of controlling when they cry. A good way to avoid the crying would be to keep them in a comfortable safe environment that is stress free. The most successful way to avoid stress to your baby is to meet all of their needs. You should learn your child’s signals and have skin to skin contact with your child on a regular basis. It is best to fulfill your child’s needs, before they begin to cry, by doing this they should have a better personality. Constantly touching your child and help them with their self-regulation. This can be done by physical touch. Your child should not be taught to sleep alone, instead co-sleep. Do not let your child cry it out, because they will give up on you and think you will never come and take care of them. Once your child is around the age of 3, then they can try to sleep by themselves. It is best though for your kid to make this decision. Your child grows best in your arms. For your child’s first three years of their lives, you need to be home with them. If you do not want to be with that baby all the time, then maybe you should not have one.

A glass of wine a day keeps the doctor away. Is it enough to just say this without any real evidence to support it? Is just wanting it to be true enough to convince you? The answer to these two questions could be the difference between acknowledging accurate information presented in a scientific article and accepting insufficient information presented in a lay article. Lay articles provide brief summaries on the concepts in documented research studies. Scientific articles thoroughly describe and report findings in research studies. In order for either article to be believable, important information should be included. This information includes the population of interest and the sample in the study, the independent and dependent variables and their levels, scale of measurement for each variable, the null and research hypothesis, the test statistic used and its significance level (p value or α value), results of the study, research errors, and the assumptions for the specific test statistic. According to Nolan and Heinzen (2011), authors of Essentials of Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences, assumptions are, “Characteristics that we ideally require the population from which we are sampling to have (scaled DV, randomly selected, normally distributed) so that we can make accurate inferences (Nolan & Heinzen, 154).” Comparing a lay article to a scientific article can aid in one’s perception of which type of article most effectively presents all of the necessary information