Results: Attention check time!

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11/24/2025

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Attention checks in surveys make sure participants are paying attention and are not robots. Let’s talk about it.
1.
1.
Do you notice attention checks while taking surveys?
Yes
78%
1408 votes
No
10%
172 votes
Undecided
5%
93 votes
Not Applicable
7%
127 votes
2.
2.
One of my favorites is Guess a number between 1 and 10. Then it will tell you your guess and what their number was. Finally you have to say if you got it right or wrong. Do you like this type of attention check?
Yes
28%
509 votes
No
33%
585 votes
Undecided
23%
420 votes
Not Applicable
16%
286 votes
3.
3.
Another attention check is putting words in alphabetical order. Do you like these type of attention checks?
Yes
33%
586 votes
No
29%
518 votes
Undecided
21%
377 votes
Not Applicable
18%
319 votes
4.
4.
My least favorite attention check is asking a question and then requiring a written response in one to two sentences. (One that I am getting a lot lately is write about three famous people dead or alive who you would like to eat dinner with and tell us why.). Are those attention checks your least favorite, too?
Yes
59%
1067 votes
No
16%
293 votes
Undecided
13%
229 votes
Not Applicable
12%
211 votes

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