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

Question

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

This study is a mixed design because it involves both between-subjects variables (type of training group, gender) and a within-subjects variable (scores on a measure of thought disorder before and after training). Mixed designs combine elements of both experimental and correlational research.

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