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'''David L. Rosenhan''' (/ˈroʊznən/; November 22, 1929 – February 6, 2012) | '''David L. Rosenhan''' (/ˈroʊznən/; November 22, 1929 – February 6, 2012) was an American psychologist. He is best known for the Rosenhan experiment, a study challenging the validity of psychiatry diagnoses. | ||
The study has been questioned; Rosenhan never published his data nor the book he had promised; the experiment's subjects could not be found, save two, one who turned out Rosenhan himself, and a second one, whose positive psychiatric hospital experience was discarded by Rosenhan and not included in the "study." | The study has been questioned; Rosenhan never published his data nor the book he had promised; the experiment's subjects could not be found, save two, one who turned out Rosenhan himself, and a second one, whose positive psychiatric hospital experience was discarded by Rosenhan and not included in the "study." Kenneth J. Gergen has stated that "some people in the department called him a bullshitter.” | ||
== See also == | |||
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Rosenhan David Rosenhan] @ Wikipedia | |||
* [https://nypost.com/2019/11/02/stanford-professor-who-changed-america-with-just-one-study-was-also-a-liar Stanford professor who changed America with just one study was also a liar] by Susannah Cahalan (New York Post: November 2, 2019) | |||
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Revision as of 10:34, 4 November 2019
David L. Rosenhan (/ˈroʊznən/; November 22, 1929 – February 6, 2012) was an American psychologist. He is best known for the Rosenhan experiment, a study challenging the validity of psychiatry diagnoses.
The study has been questioned; Rosenhan never published his data nor the book he had promised; the experiment's subjects could not be found, save two, one who turned out Rosenhan himself, and a second one, whose positive psychiatric hospital experience was discarded by Rosenhan and not included in the "study." Kenneth J. Gergen has stated that "some people in the department called him a bullshitter.”
See also
- David Rosenhan @ Wikipedia
- Stanford professor who changed America with just one study was also a liar by Susannah Cahalan (New York Post: November 2, 2019)