How would your results support your hypotheses? Open with a clear statement of support or non-support.

The Effect of White noise on Puzzle Completion Accuracy in Children

Include at least one figures. Use a figure when findings cannot be simply stated in one or two numbers.

Label both the independent and dependent measures clearly and completely on the axes.

Include a caption to explain in a sentence or phrase what is depicted in the figure.

In the text, refer to the table or figure at the appropriate point, and guide the reader through the figure: “As shown in Figure 1, men produce more tears than women . . .”

DISCUSSION (25 points)

Move from the specific to the general.

How would your results support your hypotheses? Open with a clear statement of support or non-support.

Recap but don’t repeat your results

What inferences or implications can be drawn from the findings?

Theoretical implications and significance?

Practical implications and significance?

Don’t just restate the findings – think critically about the findings and draw your own conclusions about what they tell us about how people behave in specific situations

How do your results relate to those of other investigators?

What are the shortcomings of your study? What threatens the validity of your conclusions?

What questions remain unanswered? What are some future directions for research on this topic?

Why does your study make an important contribution?

Should be between 3 and 5 pages

REFERENCES (7 points)

Use APA format. Make sure all citations in the text are in the References section and vice versa. Make sure references are high quality, peer-reviewed published papers (e.g., no websites or Abstracts International).