According to Chapter 17, Field Reports "Explain Problems, Methods, Results

question 6

Multiple Choice

According to Chapter 17, field reports "explain problems, methods, results, and conclusions, but they deemphasize methods and can include recommendations." What does it mean to deemphasize methods?

• A) Spend less effort describing how you did the field study and more effort reporting what you learned from it.
• B) Write fewer words describing how you did the field study and what you learned from it.
• C) Always make sure that your methods section is not the first section.
• D) Describe the methods but explain that they are not important.

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Definitions:

Experimental

Pertaining to a method of research in which variables are manipulated to observe their effects on other variables, typically within a controlled environment.

Anecdotal

Information based on personal accounts, observations, or stories, rather than systematic scientific evaluations.

Explanatory

Serving or intended to explain or make clear.

Big Five Personality Traits

A model outlining five broad dimensions used to describe human personality: openness, conscientiousness, extraversion, agreeableness, and neuroticism.