In Rosenhan's experiment in which he and several colleagues had themselves committed to mental hospitals with a diagnosis of "schizophrenia," the staff at the hospital never recognized these phony patients as "phony," although the real patients did see through their pretense

Indicate whether the statement is true or false


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a. love and comfort; physical punishment b. physical punishment; ignoring the negative behavior c. Ignoring the negative behavior; coddling d. coddling; love and comfort.

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