In their research report published in the Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, Conlon and his colleagues described their research question regarding whether goal-focused or achievement-focused dieters would lose more weight, and they provided background information on their topic by reviewing prior studies on motivation and weight loss.This part of their research report is called the
A) results.
B) method.
C) introduction.
D) discussion.

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The part of the research report described is the introduction, which typically includes a review of prior studies and a statement of the research question. The results section reports the findings of the study, the method section describes the procedures used, and the discussion section interprets the results in light of prior research and implications for future research.

In Their Research Report Published in the Journal of Experimental