learning method Flashcards
What is a practical issue of animal research
Logistics of the research e.g. the cost, generalising results etc
What is an ethical issue of animal research
Morals of the research e.g. not harming the animal unless necessary
What is an ethical disadvantage of animal research
Animals feel pain
what is a ethical advantage of animal research
cost vs benefit analysis is done
What is a practical disadvantage of animal research
Their genetic structure is not the same as humans: results may not be generalisable
The brain of animals are not the same as humans so results may not be generalisable
What is a practical advantage of animal research
Animals are relatively small and easy to handle, procedures can be carried out on animals that can not be done on humans e.g. ablation, drugs have been developed that could otherwise not have been
What are the practical animal research guidelines
- researcher must have a home office licence and certificates
- anaesthetics must be used appropriately by someone who knows about them
- use minimum number of animals necessary
What are the social animal research guideline
- caging and social environments must suit the species
- a deprived animal must always be monitored and its suffering kept to minimum
- only choose animals when other methods aren’t suitable
- animal research must make a significant contribution to science (links to Bateson cube)
what is the animal scientific procedure act - procedures
procedures used during research should not cause pain or discomfort to animals and they should avoid causing death to any animals where possible
what is the animal scientific procedure act - choice of species
animals used for research purposes should be chosen to ensure that the species being studied is likely to suffer as little as possible
what is the animal scientific procedure act - number of animals
psychologists should use the smallest number of animals possible in their research so the effects are kept to a minimum
what is the animal scientific procedure act - housing and animal care
when using animals you must make sure to keep them in a setting as similar to their natural environment as possible if they live in groups they should be caged in groups
what are 4 things to consider about animal research
- adequate food
- adequate space
- exercise
- interaction with others
- no endangered species
- a trained vet on hand
- animals can be humanely put to sleep following research
- other ways should be considered e.g. using humans or computers
how do you decide whether to do animal research or not
animal suffering needs to be outweighed by importance of research and likelihood that research will be beneficial
when do you use chi squared
nominal data
looking for difference
independent measures design
