People diagnosed with schizophrenia are randomly assigned to either an attention-training group or a social skills training group. Equal numbers of males and females were in each training group. Scores on a measure of thought disorder, a prominent symptom in schizophrenia, were examined after the end of the training sessions. In addition, there was a no-schizophrenia group. This study was a(n) ________________ design.
A) Mixed
B) Pure experiment
C) Correlational
D) Epidemiological

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This study is a mixed design because it involves both experimental manipulation (random assignment to training groups) and a comparison with a naturally occurring group (no-schizophrenia group).

People Diagnosed with Schizophrenia Are Randomly Assigned to Either an Attention-Training