Instructional manipulation checks are used to
A) tell participants what they will do during the experiment.
B) assess the extent to which participants were paying attention to the manipulation.
C) ensure that experimenters are giving the correct instructions to research participants.
D) assess the construct validity of the procedures used to manipulate the independent variable.

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Instructional manipulation checks are used to assess the extent to which participants were paying attention to the manipulation. This helps ensure that the results are not confounded by participants not following the instructions or not understanding the task. It is not designed to tell participants what they will do during the experiment, ensure that experimenters are giving the correct instructions, or assess the construct validity of the procedures used to manipulate the independent variable.

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