In the Rosenhan (1973)study, Pseudopatients Who Falsely Reported Auditory Hallucinations

Multiple Choice

In the Rosenhan (1973) study, pseudopatients who falsely reported auditory hallucinations to gain admittance onto a psychiatric hospital.Once admitted, these individuals behaved in a normal manner; however, hospital staff did not detect that the pseudopatients were normal.This finding supports the view that classification can ____.

A) help professionals understand the causes of abnormal behavior
B) cause people to interpret many behaviors of a labeled person as pathological even if the behaviors are normal
C) make "normal" people believe the label they are given caused a change in their behavior
D) blur the lines that divide normal from abnormal