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An 8 page review of and commentary on two research articles. One provides an account of the experiences of several volunteers entering mental hospitals in the early 1970s; the other studies couples' television viewing behavior, specifically as it involves use of the remote control. Both of these studies are revealing, Rosenhan's (1973) for its disturbing honesty; Walker's (1996) for its confirmation of conventional wisdom. Each study also could be used as preliminary information for more comprehensive studies of the same topics. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Meno asks his friend, "And how will you enquire, Socrates, into that which you do not know? ... how will you ever know that this is the thing which you
did not know?" This is similar to the question that Rosenhan (1973) uses to preface his article: "If sanity and insanity exist, how shall we know them?"
Walker (1996) also seeks to identify "normal" behavior, although in a much different area. Rosenhan, D.L. (1973, January). On being Sane in Insane Places. Science, 179, p.
250. Research Question Rosenhan (1973) states that "the view has grown that psychological categorization of mental illness is useless at best and downright
harmful, misleading, and pejorative at worst." The authors premise was that if this view were erroneous, then pseudopatients should be recognized as being quite sane and be released from
hospitals they entered under pretenses of insanity. There are no real variables, only observations and the 12 hospitals abilities to recognize a sane person among the real patients. Research
Design Design was experimental to the extent that eight pseudopatients had themselves committed to various mental hospitals. There was only one pseudopatient
per hospital, and all hospitals varied. The researchers could do little but note observations and then identify similarities and differences at the end of the study time. Data Collection
Techniques Field research would aptly describe the manner in which pseudopatients collected data. Findings cannot be generalized in that the pseudopatients
did not have access to all parts of the hospitals they were in, and did not undergo any specific treatment. All were called for medication disbursement, but none ingested
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