Which of the following statements accurately describes Rosenhan's research on psychiatric diagnosis and treatment ("Being sane in insane places")?
A)when the pseudo-patients intercepted staff members to ask them simple questions, more than 70% of the psychiatrists and nursing staff averted their eyes and walked away
B)the fact that the psychiatrists were unable to detect the "sanity" of the pseudo-patients was primarily because the pseudo-patients were not acting "sane" enough
C)other mental patients were even less accurate than the medical staff in detecting the "sanity" of the pseudo-patients
D)most of the pseudo-patients were released with a diagnosis of "no detectable mental illness"
E)all of the statements listed above describe Rosenhan's research

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Rosenhan's study found that when pseudo-patients approached staff with simple questions, a significant majority of the staff, including psychiatrists and nurses, ignored them or walked away, highlighting issues in patient-staff interactions in psychiatric hospitals.

Which of the Following Statements Accurately Describes Rosenhan's Research on Psychiatric