1: Prelab—Writing with Style (3 points) Read Chapter 6 of Writing with Style (pp

1: Prelab—Writing with Style (3 points)
Read Chapter 6 of Writing with Style (pp. 67-73). Using your assigned background article, complete the assigned exercises in Writing with Style (pp. 175-182). SKIP any you are told to skip. Your TA will check to make sure you have completed this.
Prelab—Outline for Discussion Section (3 points)
2: Complete this outline prior to lab. Your TA will check to make sure you have completed this. You may write in fragments for the outline.
Assess your results
 Restate your hypothesis (again, you can copy this from the intro and/or the results sections)
It was hypothesized…
 Was it supported?
Link results to broader literature (you can also discuss future directions—where would the research go from here)
(This section allows for more leeway—you can be creative in this part)
 What do your findings mean? (In a broader theory? In its application? Is it consistent with previous literature [i.e., background article you referenced in the Introduction]?)
 Other potential explanations? (Is there something else that might explain your findings?—especially if they did not support your hypothesis
Limitations of the study (you can also discuss future directions—how would you “fix” the limitations)
 Mention realistic and probable limitations (i.e., if you observed 120 people, do not mention sample size as a limitation!)
 Also mention why they are limitation