When the staff at one mental hospital questioned (doubted) Rosenhan's findings, he gave them the following challenge: at some time during the following 3 months, one or more pseudopatients would attempt to be admitted into the hospital?could the
staff detect the pseudopatient(s)? Of 193 patients admitted, 19 were considered suspect by at least one psychiatrist. In actuality, Rosenhan had not tried to get any patient admitted.
a. true
b. false
a
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