Which of the Following Statements Accurately Describes Rosenhan's Research on Psychiatric

question 64

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements accurately describes Rosenhan's research on psychiatric diagnosis and treatment ("Being sane in insane places") ?

• A)when the pseudo-patients intercepted staff members to ask them simple questions, more than 70% of the psychiatrists and nursing staff averted their eyes and walked away
• B)the fact that the psychiatrists were unable to detect the "sanity" of the pseudo-patients was primarily because the pseudo-patients were not acting "sane" enough
• C)other mental patients were even less accurate than the medical staff in detecting the "sanity" of the pseudo-patients
• D)most of the pseudo-patients were released with a diagnosis of "no detectable mental illness"
• E)all of the statements listed above describe Rosenhan's research

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