What Happened to the Pseudo-Patients in David Rosenhan's "On Being

question 5

Multiple Choice

What happened to the pseudo-patients in David Rosenhan's "On Being Sane in Insane Places"?

• A) Several of them finally broke out.
• B) One of them turned out to be genuinely mentally ill and was never released.
• C) They were all released once doctors realized that they were not actually mentally ill.
• D) They were all finally released, but their "illnesses" were considered "in remission."

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