In his investigation designed to examine the effects of labeling people as "abnormal," David Rosenhan and seven other sane people gained admission to psychiatric hospitals by pretending to have hallucinations
Once these "pseudopatients" were admitted, all of the following happened EXCEPT that
a. they were diagnosed as either paranoid schizophrenic or manic depressive.
b. they behaved in a normal fashion in every way.
c. they were immediately discharged and the psychiatrists acknowledged their mistakes.
d. not one of the pseudopatients was identified by the professionals as sane.
Answer: c. they were immediately discharged and the psychiatrists acknowledged their mistakes.
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