PS 504 PU Advanced Research Methods Psychological Research with Animals DiscussionCourse

PS 504School

Purdue UniversityDepartment

PS

Question Description

Using the Library or another source of academic or scholarly works, find a research article that uses animals as subjects. Discuss the method used in the study and whether it resulted in harm to the animals. Be sure to address the following in your post: The article of choice is attached below. ( Please reference at the end of assignment) 300 words

• Were the findings, in your opinion, worth the potential or actual harm done to the animals?
• Would your feelings be different if it were a different type of animal? Would your feelings change if the study used monkeys or chimpanzees?
• Do you think that the nature of the animal subject (its species and basic appeal to humans) influences the ethical value judgment people make about such research? Should it influence one’s judgement?