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APA STYLE FOR RESEARCH REPORTS

The first part of your discussion should review the hypotheses you stated in the

introduction and you should state which hypotheses were supported by the data. State

which results provided the support for a particular hypothesis.

In the second part of the discussion section you should compare your results to

past studies, particularly studies discussed in the introduction. If the results are not the

same, discuss possible reasons for the difference.

Lastly, in your discussion section you should discuss the validity of your study.

Were there any possible confounding variables that could have affected your results? If

so, what were they and how did they specifically affect your data? You may also want to

propose future research.

The discussion section is less rigid than the other sections in format. You have

more freedom here to discuss any relevant issues pertaining to your study. Be sure to end

your Discussion section with a paragraph summarizing the contribution of your study.

See the Appendix for some additional APA-style writings tips.

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