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2. What was the rationale for the study (background; why the study is important)? 

3. What was the specific purpose of the study (research question or hypothesis)? 

4. Who served as participants (age, gender, how they were solicited)?

5. Can this sample be viewed as representative of the population of interest? Why or why not?  

6. What was the general procedure (what was done to participants)?

7. What type of research design was used (what statistical analyses were conducted)?

8. What were the main results of the study?

9. What was the major conclusion reached by the authors?  

10. How could this study have been improved?