Disruptions in sleep-wake cycles due to long airline flights that pass through many time zones are best tolerated by:
A. evening types, regardless of the direction of flights.
B. morning types, regardless of the direction of flights.
C. morning types, if the flights are eastbound.
D. evening types, if the flights are westbound.
Answer: A
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