Psychologist David Rosenhan illustrated the impact of psychiatric labeling in a study in which he and several colleagues
a. surveyed 5,000 Americans concerning their beliefs about mental illness.
b. surveyed 1,000 former patients of psychiatric facilities about the discrimination they faced after being discharged from the facility.
c. had themselves committed to mental hospitals with a diagnosis of "schizophrenia."
d. went out on the streets and pretended to be mentally disturbed and videotaped the reactions of people passing by.
ANSWER: c
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