Rosenhan's suggestion that the 'tag' of "mentally ill" determined how psychiatric staff interacted with the pseudo-patients in his study,illustrates theory.
A)labelling
B)general strain
C)social bonds
D)pluralist conflict
E)power-reflexive

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Rosenhan's study demonstrated the effects of labelling in the psychiatric system, where the "mentally ill" label led to a certain treatment and interaction by psychiatric staff, regardless of the actual symptoms or behavior of the pseudo-patients.

Rosenhan's Suggestion That the 'Tag' of "Mentally Ill" Determined How