In the Rosenhan Study,clinicians Who Dealt with Pseudopatients Who Had

question 108

Multiple Choice

In the Rosenhan study,clinicians who dealt with pseudopatients who had faked symptoms to get into mental hospitals demonstrated the error of

• A)self-serving bias.
• B)hindsight bias.
• C)self-handicapping.
• D)overjustification.

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