1. What is the problem that is under study in this article? (Remember the problem is different from the hypothesis).
    Where did you find this information? (Refer to the document components of empirical article for a hint)
  2. List the author’s names of at one previous study that ‘informed’ this research? (A previous study is one that addressed some aspect of the problem under study in this article)
    Where did you find this information?
  3. What is the hypothesis of the study?
    Where did you find this information?
  4. Who were the participants?
    Were they randomly selected?
    Were they randomly assigned?
  5. What is the independent variable in this study? (Be sure to refer to the hypothesis for help on this)
  6. What is the dependent variable in this study? (Be sure to refer to the hypothesis for help on this)
  7. Look at figure 1 from the results section (included in the question document in this module)
    Which of the test positions, 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5, was there a significant difference between the conditions?
    What does this imply in terms of the hypothesis? Explain your answer.
  8. In the Discussion section, pick one of the previous research studies cited and write the APA formatted reference for that research study.
    Explain the practical application of that research and what is the critical difference between this study and those previous studies?
  9. What is one question that the authors of Saving the Last for Best suggest for future study?
  10. Write the APA formatted reference for this article, Saving the Last for Best. (Use the Reference Citation Guide for assistance)