Deck 6: Preparing the Discussion Section

Question 1

You must acknowledge negative results.This refers to

A)negative correlations.
B)results that do not support your hypotheses.
C)the situation that occurs when you do not have a large enough sample to get reliable results.
D)none of the above

Answer 1

B

Question 2

In a Discussion section, which of these is a reasonable comment?

A)The results of the study are similar to those of Smith (2012).
B)The results of the study are different from those of Smith (2012).
C)The results of the study support Smith's (2012) theory.
D)all of the above

Answer 2

D

Question 3

In the Discussion section the author must

A)discuss all results.
B)provide practical applications.
C)provide guidelines for how people in relevant situations should act.
D)all of the above

Answer 3

A

Question 4

Discussion of limitations might include

A)small sample size.
B)lack of reliability.
C)the specific limits of generalizability.
D)experimenter errors.

Question 5

When discussing hypotheses, which of the following are appropriate phrases? I.Results support the hypothesis that
II)Results prove the hypothesis that
III)Results fail to support the hypothesis that
IV)Results confirm the hypothesis that

A)I and IV only
B)I and III only
C)I and II only
D)I and III and IV only

Question 6

Discuss

A)the most interesting results.
B)only the results that support your hypothesis.
C)all of your results.
D)none of the above

Question 7

A discussion often ends with

A)suggestions for future research.
B)results that do not support the hypothesis.
C)acknowledgement of negative results.
D)the direction of effect.

Question 8

Implications can include

A)the larger significance of the outcome.
B)support of the theory from which the hypothesis was derived.
C)practical applications.
D)all of the above

Question 9

Which is true about verb tense?

A)Use past tense to refer to implications.
B)Use past tense to refer to participants' activities.
C)Use past tense to refer to limitations.
D)all of the above

Question 10

The Discussion section usually begins with

A)limitations.
B)implications.
C)generalizations.
D)the main hypothesis.

Question 11

Use present tense to discuss

A)contributions to the literature.
B)support of findings of other researchers.
C)support of hypotheses.
D)all of the above

Question 12

When there is no predicted direction of effect, which of the following is an appropriate way to begin the Discussion section?

A)Discuss the purpose of the experiment as it relates to the statistical analyses.
B)Discuss the hypothesis of the experiment in terms of the statistical analyses.
C)Discuss the analyses without referring to a direction of effect.
D)none of the above