What Policy Change Did David Rosenhan's Study "Being Sane in Insane

question 32

Multiple Choice

What policy change did David Rosenhan's study "Being Sane in Insane Places" lead to?

• A) The study contributed to the deinstitutionalization movement.
• B) The study caused a cultural shift in how mainstream Americans view mental illness.
• C) The study raised many ethical research concerns, resulting in the establishment of institutional research boards.
• D) The study renewed long-terminated funding for mental hospitals and other similarly structured institutions.

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Definitions:

Matching Law

A principle stating that the proportion of responses on a particular option matches the proportion of reinforcements received for that option.

Maximizing Law

The goal of behavior in a choice task, which is to obtain as many reinforcements as possible.

Consumer Choice Behavior

Refers to the process and factors influencing the decision-making of individuals when selecting among different products or services.

Matching Law

Matching Law is a principle in psychology that states individuals allocate their responses in direct proportion to the reinforcement received from those responses.