Animal Studies - General Flashcards
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Animal studies
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Studies carried out on non- human animal species rather than humans, either for ethical or practical reasons . The ethical reasons being that separating human infants from parents is not moral . Practical reasons being that animals breed faster, researchers are interested in seeing results in across more than one generation.
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Imprinting
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Where offspring follow the first large moving object they see.
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What is contact comfort?
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The physical and emotional comfort that infants derive from being in close physical contact with their caregiver, particularly in terms of touch and warmth.
