In the Rosenhan (1973)study, pseudopatients who falsely reported auditory hallucinations to gain admittance onto a psychiatric hospital.Once admitted, these individuals behaved in a normal manner; however, hospital staff did not detect that the pseudopatients were normal.This finding supports the view that classification can ____.
A)help professionals understand the causes of abnormal behavior
B)cause people to interpret many behaviors of a labeled person as pathological even if the behaviors are normal
C)make "normal" people believe the label they are given caused a change in their behavior
D)blur the lines that divide normal from abnormal

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The Rosenhan study showed that once someone is labeled as "abnormal" or "mentally ill," people tend to interpret all their behaviors as evidence of their pathology, even when the behaviors are normal. This suggests that classification can lead to overdiagnosis and stigma.

In the Rosenhan (1973)study, Pseudopatients Who Falsely Reported Auditory Hallucinations