By using animals in
research it has contributed to a vast amount of information being discovered.
The basic principles learned from these experiments are applicable to humans.
However, a main argument is that the research has limited applicability because
humans and animals are not the same. According to the text, there are
advantages and disadvantages to using animals in behavioral research. The
advantages of using animals are: 1.) You can control their genetic makeup and
learning history, 2.) Researchers are able to more strictly control the
experimental environment for animals versus humans, 3.) Some research cannot be
ethically conducted on humans. Personally I don’t think its right to cage an
animal and subject them to starvation and electrocution. As the years have gone
by, it seems as though animal research is not as gruesome as it once was, but
it still exists in some form. What are your thoughts on this?
I understand why is it easier to do research with animals rather than humans because they can control the environment with animals. However, I feel like it is hard on the animals because they are used to being in an open environment and not dealing with people invading their life and space.
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