Which group of people within the hospital were able to tell that the pseudopatients in David Rosenhan's "On Being Sane in Insane Places" were NOT actually mentally ill?
A) only the older, more experienced doctors
B) the other patients
C) the nursing staff
D) the orderlies

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In Rosenhan's study, it was the other patients who often suspected that the pseudopatients were not genuinely mentally ill, while the hospital staff generally did not recognize them as impostors.

Which Group of People Within the Hospital Were Able to Tell