When subjects in an experiment in which the they were exposed to varying price levels for a product are asked how low they believe the price of the product to be so that the researcher can determine whether or not the subjects perceived "high" and "low" conditions,this is an example of a:
A)manipulation check
B)reliability assessment
C)factor analysis
D)surrogate manipulation

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This is an example of a manipulation check, which is used to ensure that the independent variable (in this case, the price levels) was manipulated effectively and that subjects in the "high" and "low" conditions perceive differences in the independent variable as intended.

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