A Psychologist Conducts an Experiment in Which He and Another

question 121

Multiple Choice

A psychologist conducts an experiment in which he and another sane individual fake symptoms and are admitted to a psychiatric hospital.They immediately start behaving normally, but it takes a long time for them to be released.The most probable explanation for the delay was

• A)that they actually had underlying psychological disorders.
• B)the psychiatric personnel had a perceptual set and expected insane behaviors.
• C)they were really behaving in an insane manner although they did not realize it.
• D)they had difficulty seeing a therapist or a psychiatric nurse.

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