11)It is important to describe exactly how the research was carried out in a research article because it A)allows other researchers to replicate the study. B)ensures that the research was done in APA format. C)is a rule that has always been followed. D)makes it possible to contact participants. 12)The participants subsection of a research article should include a description of all of the following EXCEPT A)demographic characteristics of participants. B)selection criteria for participants. C)the method used to assign participants to groups whenever applicable. D)the method sed to analyze data. 13)The results section of a research paper should include A)a statistical description of the results found. B)the procedure used for group assignment. C)a discussion of how the findings relate to previous research. D)a discussion of how particpants were recruited for the study. 14)In the results section of a research article, figures and tables are often used to A)organize statistical information. B)present the dependent measures used. C)present demographic characteristics of participants. D)delineate which participants were assigned to which groups. 15)The discussion section of a research report is used to do all of the following EXCEPT A)explain results and give an interpretation of their meaning. B)point out flaws in the methodology (before someone else does) and suggest ways to correct these flaws in future research. C)point out new questions that are raised by the results of the study. D)explain the statistical procedures used to analyse the data. 16)If a study is cited in the text of a research article, A)the authors should be notified. B)it must appear in the reference section of the article. C)it must be published in the same journal. D)it should be included in at least one table. 17)If there is more than one article by the same author cited in the reference section of a research report, these articles should be A)arranged in chronological order. B)combined into one reference. C)arranged in alphabetical order by title. D)arranged in alphabetical order by journal title. 18)What should be italicized in a reference? A)The entire reference. B)The author(s) and date of publication. C)The title of the journal or book and the volume number of the journal. D)Page numbers used for the citation. 19)The order of references in the reference section of an APA style article should be determined by A)alphabetizing the list based on the last name of the authors. B)alphabetizing the list based on the title of each paper. C)the order in which the references are first introduced in the paper. D)the publication date of each article. 20)Precision, conciseness, and organization A)are important when writing a journal article. B)make reading a journal article dull and therefore should be avoided. C)are nearly impossible to achieve in a complex research article.Â