The Rosenhan "pseudopatient" study demonstrated that diagnostic labels for psychological disorders:
a. can become self-fulfilling prophecies
b. are usually inaccurate and subjective
c. mean different things in different cultures
d. are often used to excuse criminal behavior
A
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a. bibliography b. citation list c. reference d. discussion
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a. ambiguous stimuli. b. impossible figures. c. perceptual frustrations. d. types of camouflage.
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A. 15% B. 35% C. 71% D. 85%
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A. unlikely as a sense of self emerges around 18 months of age B. unlikely as no emotions emerge before the end of the first year C. likely as children develop a full range of emotions before the age of one D. likely as a sense of self emerges around 6 months of age