Using Animals in Research
Assignment 2: Using Animals in Research
Click here to access the website, which explains the goal of the APA’s Committee on Animal Research and Ethics.
Click here to access the website, examine the guidelines developed by the American Psychological Association’s Committee on Animal Research and Ethics (CARE).
Then, click here to read an alternative point of view from the animal rights perspective. Answer the following questions:
- What is your opinion about using animals for research?
- Was your opinion affected by the readings for this assignment?
- Under what circumstances, or for which types of research projects, would you advocate the use of animals in research?
- Do you think the use of advanced technology, such as fMRI, will eventually make animal testing obsolete?
- What safeguards do you think would be needed in order to protect participants in studies using neuroimaging methods?
Your response should be at least 2 pages long and should include at least two scholarly references. Save the response as AU_PSY350_M2_A2_LastName_FirstInitial.doc. Submit your response to the M2 Assignment 2 Dropbox by Wednesday, June 8, 2016.
| Assignment 2 Grading Criteria | Maximum Points |
| Discussed your position on the use of animals for research and how the readings affected your opinion. | 20 |
| Explained the circumstances or the types of research in which you will advocate use of animals. | 20 |
| Discussed your thoughts on whether advanced technology will make animal testing obsolete. | 20 |
| Described safeguards to protect participants in studies using neuroimaging methods. | 20 |
| Used standard writing components. | 20 |
| Total: | 100 |
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Animals are not much different from human beings. It is the reason thy make good companions as pets. However, their use in research should not be to the extent of causing harm to them. Before getting to learn what the People for Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) stood for, I viewed the organization as one, which derailed advancement in medicine. Watching the video on how cruel research involving animals made me change my opinion on research in medicine using animals. The fact remains that animals have systems that are very different from those in human beings. Studies in infant monkeys are uncalled for, and a monkey can never react to medicines in the same way a person would respond to the same. Continuous trials on monkeys and other animals only lead to further stress on the animals……………………………………….
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