As part of a research study, David Rosenhan and his colleagues (1973) faked schizophrenic symptoms to infiltrate mental hospitals. Once they had been admitted and no longer complained of any fake symptoms:
A. the pseudopatients absorbed their "sick" roles and developed additional symptoms in the course of their treatment.
B. the clinicians sought and found evidence in their histories and behavior to confirm their admitting diagnoses.
C. the pseudopatients were abandoned by the hospital's real patients.
D. the clinicians quickly distinguished them from the real patients and released them from the hospital.
Answer: B
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