What? Provides understanding of consequences of desynchronisation
Who? Boivin et al. - night workers engaged in shift work experience reducedconcentration around 6; Knutsson - shift workersthree timesmore likely to develop heart disease
Why? Real-world economic implications when managing worker productivity
Counterpoint: Shift work
What? Correlational methods; difficult to establish whether desynchronisation is cause of negative effects
Who? Solomon - other factors
Why? Mightn't be biological factors
Strength: Medical treatment
What? Used to improvemedical treatments
Who? Chronotherapeutics; how medical treatment can be administered in a way that corresponds to biological rhythms - aspirinreducesrisk of heart attack
Why? Increase drug treatmenteffectiveness
Limitation: Individual differences
What? Generalisationsdifficult
Who? Czeisler et al. - individual differences found + Duffy et al. - some prefer going to bedlate and rising early
Why? Difficult to discussanything more than averages
