The Rosenhan Experiment rocked the psychology profession 50 years ago. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli discuss the study's look into how mental health patients were treated, why the study was so important, and what it revealed about the human mind.AI-powered
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The Rosenhan Experiment (Psychology, Psychiatry, Sanity, Insanity, Schizophrenia, Fraud)
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This week's show is brought to you in part by Rosary Army and fitcatholics.com. Jimmy Akins explores the possibility that Dr. David Rosnahan may have been deliberately lying about his experiment with pseudopatients. The episode also includes a look at how we can assess the significance of this case from faith and reason perspectives.
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