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5th annual Undergraduate Research Symposium, April 17, 2025

Emily Kasprowicz She, her, hers

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BIO

I have been a student at FSU Panama City since Fall 2021. I used my Associate's Degree from Gulf Coast State College to transfer to a top Florida university. I was invited to the undergraduate research symposium by Dr. Irvin Clark in the 2022-2023 Academic year, and I presented at it a year later in the 2023-2024 Academic year. I am an AB Honor Roll student, and I hope to one day receive a scholarship to a seminary school where I plan to study to become a minister. I hope to pursue a career in the ministry in the near future.

The Brain and the Alarm Clock Theory

Authors: Emily Kasprowicz, Erika Goines
Student Major: Professional Communication
Mentor: Erika Goines
Mentor's Department: Communication
Mentor's College: University of West Florida
Co-Presenters: None

Abstract

This is continued research on an experimental project completed in the 2023-2024 academic year. This continued research evaluates the theory of how the brain interacts with our alarm clocks. Observational research was done with me as the participant and the researcher on the experiment. Peer-Reviewed journals are used this time, along with certain techniques, to prepare the participant for the school days, including the Get-Up and Go Technique and going to bed at a reasonable hour. The dependent variable is based on the two alarm types, and the independent variable is going to bed at a reasonable or unreasonable hour. Alarms were set between 6:00 AM and 6:30 AM. Sometimes, the alarm was set at 5:50 AM to allow myself extra time in the mornings to complete tasks and responsibilities before school, such as making my bed and preparing clothes and school lunches the night before. The wake-up times were set between a traditional alarm clock and a cellphone alarm. The alarm clock had a traditional "beeping" alarm sound while the cellphone alarm had the tone "Sunny". Volumes were set on a scale of 1 through 4; 1 being the lowest volume possible and 4 being the loudest "fall out of bed" volume. I am a hard sleeper due to suffering from depression, so the volume on my alarm clock has to be set between levels 3 and 4 in volume.

Keywords: Alarm Clocks, Waking theories, sleeping and dreaming theories, bedtime experiments, Psychology experiments, Experimental Research,