Learn the importance of using Attention Check in your studies.
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About Attention Checks
- Use Attention Checks in your study to make sure participants are paying attention, and not just clicking random answers to complete the study as quickly as possible.
- Filter out participants who incorrectly answer these questions.
- Attention Checks shouldn't be used to check participant knowledge.
- Screener questions
- In your Screener, it's recommended to use one attention check.
- Additional checks lead to potentially qualified participants dropping out.
Examples of fair attention checks
Example 1
Participants are required to select the colors of the American Flag to proceed.
What colors are the American Flag?
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- Red
- Beige
- Green
- Blue
- White
Example 2
Participants who read the directions completely will select Orange.
What color is the sky? Choose orange below
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- Yellow
- Blue
- Orange
- Green
- Purple
Example 3
With Football as the correct answer, participants have to read all options to find the correct one.
Which of these is not food?
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- Sandwich
- Egg
- Football
- Cookie
- Spaghetti
Example of an ineffective attention check
In this example, it's implied that the question is being asked for quality purposes.
What is your favorite color? This is a simple question. For quality purposes, please select Blue to continue.
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- Red
- Blue
- Green
- Purple
- Yellow
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