I am floored that in discussions of poor ethics in psych research that I've never heard of this before! Where have I been? This is a fantastic example to use when talking about research ethics in my research methods classes, along with Milgram and Zimbardo.
Annette Annette Kujawski Taylor, Ph.D. Professor of Psychology University of San Diego 5998 Alcala Park San Diego, CA 92110 619-260-4006 [email protected] ---- Original message ---- >Date: Sun, 21 Mar 2010 09:46:05 -0400 >From: "Lilienfeld, Scott O" <[email protected]> >Subject: RE: [tips] Info: Movie and Rosenhahn >To: "Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS)" ><[email protected]> > > > > Linda et al.: Yes, Ted Millon's commentary in the > 1975 Journal of Abnormal Psychology special issue > devoted to the Rosenhan study makes the same point > in terms of the balance of Type I and Type II errors > in diagnosis. BTW, in conjunction with the > originial Rosenhan article (which I view as a prime > example of extremely compelling writing in > conjunction with remarkably sloppy reasoning), this > 1975 special issue makes for a terrific critical > thinking exercise for advanced students. ....Scott > > ------------------------------------------------ > > From: Tollefsrud, Linda [[email protected]] > Sent: Sunday, March 21, 2010 9:41 AM > To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) > Subject: RE: [tips] Info: Movie and Rosenhahn > > > > Fascinating, to be sure. But . . . what if we put > other physicians in the same situation? For > example, what if ER physicians had to decide who was > really having a heart attack and who was merely > faking? On a related (I think) note, I will never > forget being told by a nurse that I was not really > in labor and should just go home, only to give birth > an hour later. > > > > Linda Tollefsrud > > Professor of Psychology > > University of Wisconsin - Barron County > > 1800 College Drive > > Rice Lake, WI 54868 > > (715) 234-8176 > > [email protected] > > From: Frantz, Sue [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Saturday, March 20, 2010 6:04 AM > To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) > Subject: RE: [tips] Info: Movie and Rosenhahn > > > > > > > > Higher than that. Forty-one with ‘high > confidence’ plus others. > > From “On Being Sane in Insane Places” – full > article here: > http://psychrights.org/articles/rosenham.htm. > > ********************* > > “Psychiatric diagnoses, on the contrary, carry > with them personal, legal, and social stigmas. It > was therefore important to see whether the tendency > toward diagnosing the sane insane could be > reversed. The following experiment was arranged at > a research and teaching hospital whose staff had > heard these findings but doubted that such an error > could occur in their hospital. The staff was > informed that at some time during the following > three months, one or more pseudopatients would > attempt to be admitted into the psychiatric > hospital. Each staff member was asked to rate each > patient who presented himself at admissions or on > the ward according to the likelihood that the > patient was a pseudopatient. A 10-point scale was > used, with a 1 and 2 reflecting high confidence that > the patient was a pseudopatient. > > “Judgments were obtained on 193 patients who were > admitted for psychiatric treatment. All staff who > had had sustained contact with or primary > responsibility for the patient – attendants, > nurses, psychiatrists, physicians, and psychologists > – were asked to make judgments. Forty-one > patients were alleged, with high confidence, to be > pseudopatients by at least one member of the staff. > Twenty-three were considered suspect by at least one > psychiatrist. Nineteen were suspected by one > psychiatrist and one other staff member. Actually, > no genuine pseudopatient (at least from my group) > presented himself during this period.” > > > > -- > Sue Frantz > Highline Community College > Psychology, Coordinator Des Moines, > WA > 206.878.3710 x3404 > [email protected] > > Office of Teaching Resources in Psychology, > Associate Director > > Teaching of Psychology Idea Exchange (ToPIX) > > APA Division 2: Society for the Teaching of > Psychology > > > > APA's p...@cc Committee > > > > > > > > > > --- > > You are currently subscribed to tips as: > [email protected]. > > To unsubscribe click here: > > http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13355.5bffd68fb7c84ef12f478133e5791e9e&n=T&l=tips&o=1395 > > (It may be necessary to cut and paste the above URL > if the line is broken) > > or send a blank email to > leave-1395-13355.5bffd68fb7c84ef12f478133e5791...@fsulist.frostburg.edu > > --- > > You are currently subscribed to tips as: > [email protected]. > > To unsubscribe click here: > > http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13509.d0999cebc8f4ed4eb54d5317367e9b2f&n=T&l=tips&o=1415 > > (It may be necessary to cut and paste the above URL > if the line is broken) > > or send a blank email to > leave-1415-13509.d0999cebc8f4ed4eb54d5317367e9...@fsulist.frostburg.edu > > ------------------------------------------------ > > This e-mail message (including any attachments) is > for the sole use of > the intended recipient(s) and may contain > confidential and privileged > information. 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