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Phil Kunz, a sociology professor, once performed a study in which he sent 578 Christmas cards to a sample of complete strangers living in Chicago, Illinois. He received a total of 117 cards in return as well as several phone calls-despite the fact that he did not know any of these people. Kunz's findings provide good evidence of ____.


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Advanced Sleep Phase Syndrome

A circadian rhythm sleep disorder where individuals feel the need to sleep much earlier than the conventional bedtime and wake up earlier.

Elder Sleep Phase Syndrome

A disorder characterized by advanced sleep timing, where individuals feel the need to go to sleep early in the evening and wake up unusually early.

Delayed Sleep Phase Syndrome

This syndrome is a circadian rhythm disorder where an individual's sleep is delayed by two or more hours, causing difficulty in waking up at conventional times.

Circadian Rhythms

Biological processes that display an endogenous, entrainable oscillation of about 24 hours, regulating the sleep-wake cycle among other bodily functions.

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