Scientific Status/ Non Human Animals Flashcards
(12 cards)
What are the 5 talking points for non-human animals?
BPS guidelines
Comparative Psychology
Ethological psychology
Use as a therapeutic device
Speciesism
What are the BPS guidlines for psychologists working with animals
They must conform to current legislation
The 3 R’s
Pay special attention to procedures that cause pain and ensure that such procedures are carefully evaluated and alts considered
What are the 3 r’s? (BPS guidelines for Psychologists working with animals)
Replace - animal research with alternatives
Reduce - number on animals used
Refine - procedures so they cause less suffering
What did the Animals Scientific Procedures Act 1986 make necessary? (BPS guidelines for Psychologists working with animals)
It made it necessary for ALL research with non-human animal to be premited by licisened researchers or projects, which are only granted by the home office
Explain the talking point of comparative psychology (Non-human animals)
Its the study of NHA with the intebtion of making generalisations to humans e.g wire monkey
Bad because the monkeys regected tbeir own young, but was huge in understanding infant emotional development and could be used to improve the lives of captive animals
Who’s research is the example used for comparative psychology?
Harlow’s wire monkey experiment
Explain the talking point of ethological psychology (Non-human animals)
Ethologists seek to study animals in a way that doesnt effect behaviour, e.g Lornez’s Goslings helped understand development
Explain the talking point of use of animals as a therapeutic device (Non-human animals)
Research shows that pets reduce stress, e.g Allen = presence of pets
Animal assisted therapy (AAT) is also used to reach socialy isolated people, it begins with grooming, feeding, etc and then verbal interaction is encouraged, to help them transfer the skills to people
What did Allen (2003) find in her research regarding the effect of the presence of pets (Use as a therapuric device)
The presence of pets reduced kids blood pressure when reading aloud anf buffered elderly from life events
Evaluate the talking point of the use of animals as a therapeutic device (AAT) (Non-human animals)
Research reviewed 28 studies which used AAT and found ALL showed benfical effects for problems like Scz and downs
However , sample sizes are limited, no control groups, not randomly allocated etc
Explain speciesism (BPS guidelines for Psychologists working with animals)
Peter Singer argued that discrimination on the basis of membership of a species is no diff to racism, sexism etc, but Gray suggests we have a duty of care to humans
People like Regan (1984) argue that it is never ok to use animals (absolutist)
Who is the absolutist that argues animals should never be used in research (Speciesism)
Tom Regan (1984)
