Which of the Following Is True of the Rosenhan Study

question 117

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is true of the Rosenhan study in which normal people were admitted to psychiatric hospitals complaining of hearing voices?

• A) The on-duty psychiatrists later admitted that they were wrong with their initial diagnoses.
• B) Once in the hospital, the pseudo-patients' normal behaviour was recognized as normal by the staff.
• C) Once in the hospital, some of the pseudo-patients did in fact start to show symptoms that confirmed their diagnoses.
• D) Each was diagnosed as suffering from a different disorder.
• E) The staff rarely responded to legitimate questions by the pseudo-patients.

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