According to APA Guidelines, a Research Article Should Have an Abstract

Multiple Choice

According to APA guidelines, a research article should have an abstract. Which of the following is not correct regarding the contents of the abstract?

A) There should be a sentence or two of background information about the topic of the study.
B) The research questions or hypotheses to be examined should be stated.
C) A description of the participants and the methodological approach should be concisely stated.
D) The study's results and conclusions should be excluded so that the reader will not be influenced without first reading the full article.