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A researcher randomly divides young women suffering from anorexia into two groups. Participants in Group A receive psychotherapy and drug treatments; participants in Group B receive attention (but no therapy) and a "sugar pill." The researcher then compares participants in the two groups on relief of anorexia symptoms.
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The research design described in the scenario is a placebo study. The group receiving psychotherapy and drug treatments is the experimental group, while the group receiving attention and a "sugar pill" is the control group, which is intended to measure the placebo effect.

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