Ethical Guidelines of Psychology

Question 1

APA

Answer 1

• research must provide “human care and healthy conditions” and that testing should “minimize discomfort”
• protects animals from harmful experiences
• people want to experiment on animals to cure human disease

Question 2

Federal Regulations

Answer 2

• protects primates, dogs, and cats, rats, and mice
• 98% support in p, d, c
  -74% support in r, m

Question 3

Local Institution Board (LRB)

Answer 3

• created to protect participants (code of conduct, reviews research proposals)
• informed consent (voluntary agreement)

Question 4

Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC)

Answer 4

• animals are treated humanely (looking over institutes research protocols for animals)
• clear benefit that outweighs animal suffering (cure for disease, etc.)