Lesson 5.3.1
5.3.1 Rosenhan and contemporary clinical studies Quiz: Pearson Edexcel Psychology, Unit 5
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What was the main aim of Rosenhan’s (1973) classic study 'On being sane in insane places'?
- Measuring treatment speed
- Testing brain structure
- Testing diagnostic validity
- Evaluating drug therapy
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How many pseudopatients attempted to gain admission to psychiatric hospitals in Rosenhan’s (1973) study?
- Twenty
- Five
- Eight
- Twelve
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Which auditory hallucination did pseudopatients report to gain admission in Rosenhan’s (1973) study?
- Empty, hollow, thud
- Voices calling names
- Music playing softly
- Loud ringing bells
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How did pseudopatients behave immediately after being admitted to psychiatric wards in Rosenhan (1973)?
- Anxiously
- Aggressively
- Completely normally
- Catatonically
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What was the average length of stay for the pseudopatients in Rosenhan's first study?
- About 19 days
- About 90 days
- About 3 days
- About 1 year
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How did hospital staff interpret the pseudopatients' routine note-taking in Rosenhan’s (1973) study?
- Harmless leisure
- Therapeutic progress
- Intellectual coping
- Pathological behaviour
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What diagnosis were pseudopatients typically given upon discharge in Rosenhan’s (1973) study?
- Schizophrenia in remission
- Acute psychosis
- Personality disorder
- Depression in remission
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What key conclusion did Rosenhan (1973) draw regarding psychiatric diagnosis?
- Drugs are effective
- Labels bias perception
- Patients fake symptoms
- Hospitals are clean
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Which diagnostic concept did Rosenhan’s 1973 study primarily challenge?
- Ecological validity
- Diagnostic validity
- Temporal validity
- Internal reliability
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Which major ethical issue was raised by Rosenhan’s pseudopatient study?
- Deception
- Confidentiality
- Psychological harm
- Right to withdraw
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Which research method did Rosenhan use in his 1973 classic study?
- Field experiment
- Self-report survey
- Participant observation
- Controlled experiment
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In Rosenhan’s follow-up study, what did hospital staff suspect real patients of being?
- Staff members
- Dangerous criminals
- Impostors
- Fully recovered
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Which psychological concept describes staff interpreting normal pseudopatient behaviour as symptomatic?
- Cognitive dissonance
- Social facilitation
- Labelling theory
- Demand characteristics
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What guided staff diagnoses of pseudopatients instead of their actual behaviour?
- Diagnostic labels
- Medical history
- Family interviews
- Biological tests
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Seven of eight pseudopatients were admitted with schizophrenia. What proportion is this?
- 12.5 per cent
- 75 per cent
- 87.5 per cent
- 93.8 per cent
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Using twelve different hospitals in Rosenhan’s study helped increase which type of validity?
- Predictive validity
- Ecological validity
- Construct validity
- Internal validity
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Which issue regarding Rosenhan’s findings has been highlighted by recent critics?
- Participant attrition
- Poor verifiability
- Inadequate consent
- Small sample size
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What primary methodological strength resulted from Rosenhan using real psychiatric hospitals as settings?
- High task difficulty
- High ecological validity
- High internal validity
- Standardised environment control
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If each of the eight pseudopatients stayed an average of 19 days, what is the total number of patient-days?
- 168
- 27
- 114
- 152
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What is a major risk of applying a psychiatric label according to Rosenhan?
- Distorts interpretation
- Enhances diagnostic validity
- Increases empathy
- Improves treatment
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