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may feel as though you are repeating yourself, but that is okay. When readers get to the general
discussion, they will expect a concise summary of the key results from all the experiments in the
first (or first few, if there were lots of different data patterns) paragraphs.
Then, it is time to go beyond the data. Did your data support your hypotheses? Why or
why not? Explain what the results mean, for theory, application, or both. It is also important to
make links back to previous literature (and of course provide the appropriate in-text citations).
The general discussion is also the place where you discuss limitations of your research (every set
of experiments has at least a few limitations), present new hypotheses, and discuss directions for
future research. For each limitation mentioned, explain why it is a problem and how it could be
addressed in future research. Finally, the last paragraph of the general discussion should be the
main takeaway message from your paper.
Hopefully, this resource helps you write your APA manuscript. It is important to
understand what information goes in each section, and how to format each section. There are
many other resources available to help you write your APA manuscript as well. Landrum’s
(2013) book on Undergraduate writing is an excellent resource. I particularly recommend the
first chapter about telling your scientific story. You can also find answers to any questions you
have about APA format in the APA Publication Manual (American Psychological Association,
2009). The Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL; Angeli et al., 2010) includes many writing tips
and updated information about APA format (as well as MLA and CMS formats). In addition, the
Purdue OWL created a PDF containing quick citation information (Purdue OWL, 2014). You
can find the link to the PDF in the reference section of this paper.
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