2.4.3 ethical issues and non human animals

Question 1

what harm can be caused to animals?

Answer 1

physical
psychological
trauma

Question 2

what is an issue with consent and animals?

Answer 2

animals cant consent or withdraw

Question 3

what is an issue of using animals?

Answer 3

removal from habitat
killing animal or dying
cant go back to habitat

Question 4

what is a problem of research that causes damage to an animal?

Answer 4

irreversible

cant debrief them

Question 5

what has the BPS published for psychologists working with animals?

Answer 5

separate set of guidelines

Question 6

In general what should researchers do when working with animals?

Answer 6

avoid and minimise stress to animals
consider other options to animal research
only use necessary animals

Question 7

what is the bateson decision cube? what does it involve?

Answer 7

cost benefit analysis

• ethical cost for the animals
• benefits to society and individual
• scientific quality of findings

Question 8

give an example of an ethical cost to the animals?

Answer 8

removal from natural habitat - physical harm

Question 9

what could be benefits to society?

Answer 9

advances - medically, psychologically

Question 10

what does a human office license monitor?

Answer 10

conditions animals are kept in
researchers conducting research
nature of research