Rosenhan Study 2 Flashcards
What did study 2 involve?
Psychiatrists debriefed on study one and had a number of patients to “treat” and figure out if they are ill or not
How many patients were involved?
193
Sample:
Psychiatric staff
Numbers unknown
What were the staff told about pseudo patients?
That 1 or more would try to gain admission
How did psychiatrists record their beliefs on whether or not the patients were insane ?
Like heart scale
1- strong belief of pseudo patient
10- strong belief of genuine
How many patients were believed to be pseudo patients?
41 by at least one member of staff
23 by at least one psychiatrists
19 by psychiatrists and at least one member of staff
What does this study say about diagnosis:
Low reliability
Type two error committed
Insane as healthy
How many patients were actually sane?
0 were sane, all mentally ill
