The First Sentence Serves a Variety of Important Roles

question 8

Multiple Choice

The first sentence serves a variety of important roles. Which of the roles listed below is least important for the first sentence?

• A) It causes a reader to pay attention to the study
• B) It elicits a response from a reader, such as an emotion
• C) It promotes the importance of the introduction
• D) It encourages the reader to continue to read on

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Definitions:

Confounding Variables

Variables that the researcher failed to control or eliminate, which can cause a false association between the studied variables.

Control Group

Group of participants in an experiment not exposed to the independent variable.

Survey Research

Research methods obtaining information directly from a group of people regarding their opinions, beliefs, or behavior.

Non-experimental Research

Observational research in which the researcher does not actively manipulate variables but observes natural occurrences.