In Which Section of Their Research Report in Science Did

question 106

Multiple Choice

In which section of their research report in Science did Mehl and his colleagues describe their research question regarding whether women talk more than men and then provide background information on this topic by reviewing prior studies on this subject?

• A) results
• B) introduction
• C) method
• D) discussion

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