According to labeling theory,why were none of the pseudopatients in David Rosenhan's "On Being Sane in Insane Places" discovered?
A) They all were mentally ill, at least to some extent.
B) They were too "clean-cut" to be considered mentally ill.
C) They were well coached in the symptoms real patients would experience.
D) Once a person has been labeled "mentally ill," it is very hard for anyone to see past the label.

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According to labeling theory, once a person has been labeled as mentally ill, it becomes very hard for anyone to see past the label. Therefore, even if the pseudopatients did not exhibit any symptoms of mental illness, their label made it difficult for the staff to recognize them as anything else.

According to Labeling Theory,why Were None of the Pseudopatients in David