Rosenhan conducted a study in which he and several colleagues got themselves admitted to mental institutions and once they were in the hospitals, they acted normally. The results revealed:

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they were quickly identified as mentally healthy individuals and asked to leave.

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this methodology was effective for allowing them to study the abnormal behaviours of other people in the institution.

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just being in this type of environment served to create some of the initial symptoms of psychological disorders.

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diagnostic labels appeared to greatly influence how their normal behaviour was interpreted.

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Rosenhan conducted a study in which he and several colleagues got themselves adm...

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