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Classic Study: Rosenhan
(1973) - A01
Class Psychology

Created Jan 5, 2021 259 PM

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Rosenhan (1973) - Being Sane in Insane
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Aim
To see whether psychiatrists could tell the difference between those who are
sane and insane




Procedure
Field experiment - involved participant observation too

IV - symptoms that the pseudo-patients reported

DV - whether they were admitted to hospitals and the diagnosis they were
given




Procedure - Sample

Classic Study: Rosenhan 1973 - A01 1

, 12 different hospitals in the USA - across 5 different states

Some hospitals were old, some new, some understaffed, some were research
hospitals

THIS IS THE SAMPLE, NOT PSEUDOPATIENTS




Who were the pseudo-patients?
8 sane people including:

some psychologists

a painter

housewife

Consisted of 5 men and 3 women



Procedure - How the pseudo-patients
gained admission to the hospitals
Phoned the hospital and asked for an appointment
On arrival, reported symptom of hearing voices 'empty, hollow and thud'

Gave false names and jobs but all other details correct




Procedure - How the pseudo-patients
collected data
Took part in ward activities, speaking to patients and staff as they might
ordinarily

Collected data by keeping a diary of their observations in a notepad




Classic Study: Rosenhan 1973 - A01 2

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