methods: animal research

Question 1

3 Rs

Answer 1

• home office requires demonstration of 3 Rs when using animals
• replace, reduce, refine
• using alternate animals, fewest number of animals + altering procedures to minimise suffering

Question 2

housing and care

Answer 2

Animals have suitable food and living place

Question 3

Anaesthesia and euthanasia

Answer 3

Protecting animals from pain and euthanising if suffering

Question 4

strength: high validity

Answer 4

studies have high validity - lab studies which are carried out in controlled
artificial conditions so high control over extraneous variables
allows a cause and effect relationship between the IV/DV

Question 5

weakness: eco val

Answer 5

studies lack ecological validity
carried out in artificial conditions with control over variables so may be different to how animals behave in real life or in the wild