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EVALUATION of Rosenham's Study (FACTS (RESULTS (Judgements made on 193…
EVALUATION of Rosenham's Study
GENERALISABILITY
E
R used people from several backgrounds e.g. painter/housewife
E
Can be generalised to people from all backgrounds
P
High
E
Only 5 states in USA = can't generalise to other countries
E
ETHNOCENTRIC = can't represent other countries
P
Low
RELIABILITY
E
All pseudo patients claimed they heard same words : "hollow, empty, thud" = STANDARDISED PROCEDURE
E
Can be replicated fro consistent results
P
High
E
Found that she was diagnosed with psychiatric depression
E
Supports R's Study
P
High = recent attempt at application by Lauren Slater for her bppk "Opening Skinners Box" = heard "thud"
E
Described her methodology to psychiatrists = 73 responded and 83% ruled out diagnosis she claimed to be given = 1/3 would prescribe anti-psychotic medication but none would prescribe anti-depressants to Lauren
E
Spitzer claimed this research was flawed and sensationalised = cause harm by creating doubt about treatment of mental health
P
Low = Critiscised by Spitzer et al
Low = field experiment = no control of extraneous variables
APPLICATIONS
E
Showed issue in diagnosis system = some people can be registered as insane
E
Mental Health care and diagnosis has been reformed
P
:check: Application
VALIDITY
E
Went to real mental hospitals = real staff and patients
E
Generalise findings to other institutions
P
High Ecological Validity
ETHICS
E
Keot confidentiality
E
Followed the guidelines
P
High
E
No informed consent
E
Deceiving people
P
Low
FACTS
Went to 12 different hospitals across 5 different states in America
Voice heard was claimed to be same sex as pseudo patient claiming it
5 MEN & 3 WOMEN
Pseudo patients were taught not to swallow the medication given to them
In the frist 3 hospita's 35/118 patients voiced their suspicions
Hospital stay = 7-52 days = average --> 19 days
RESULTS
Judgements made on 193 patients = admitted for treatment
23 considered suspect by 1 member of staff
19 suspected by 1 psychiatrist and some members off staff