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Social Psychology (10th Edition)

10th Edition

ISBN:9780134641287

Author:Elliot Aronson, Timothy D. Wilson, Robin M. Akert, Samuel R. Sommers

Publisher:Elliot Aronson, Timothy D. Wilson, Robin M. Akert, Samuel R. Sommers

Chapter1: Introducing Social Psychology

Section: Chapter Questions

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Imagine you are a patrol officer in a small police department and you are assigned to the night shift, working 11:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. There are only two other radio cars on the streets at this time. This is the last night of your tour of duty. It is now 4:00 a.m., it is completely dark, there are very few motorists on the streets, and the radio is silent. It has been over 2 hours since the last call for service. You are struggling to stay awake while you are driving, to the point where you almost strike a curb. You have already written some parking summonses to occupy your time, but that doesn’t help you stay awake. You begin to think about how great it would be to be a firefighter. Firefighters sleep throughout the night inside of their firehouses, awaiting calls for service. With this in mind, you drive into a nearby park and park your radio car. You fully recline your seat, turn up the radio in case a call comes in, leave the car running, and fall asleep. You wake up after about twenty minutes and feel refreshed. Soon your shift will be over and you will have four continuous days off to catch up on your sleep. Is there anything wrong with taking a little nap while on duty, as described here? Why or why not?

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