Twin, Adoption and Animal Studies

Using three colours complete the worksheet and link the items together.

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Learning Objectives By the end of this lesson you:

• Must be able to describe (AO1) the animal studies.

• Must be able to describe (AO1) Castner’s experiment.

• Should be able to evaluate (AO2) the use of animals in psychological research.

Pg. 10-11

List as many differences between humans and animals you can think of. Consider behaviours,

thought patterns, life styles etc …

Task Design a set of ethical guidelines for working with animals.

What should we consider?

Hint, think about:

Duration, environment, species, suffering, extent of experimentation.

http://www.bps.org.uk/system/files/images/guideline_for_psychologists_working_with_animals_2012_rep55_2012_web.pdf

Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act (1986)

• Procedures: procedures used during research should not cause pain and discomfort to animals, and they should avoid causing death to any animals where possible.

• Choice of Species: animals used for research purposes should be chosen to ensure that the species being studied is likely to suffer as little as possible.

• Number of Animals: psychologists must use the smallest number of animals possible in their research so that the effects are kept to a minimum.

• Housing and animal care: when using animals, psychologists must be sure to keep them in settings as similar to their natural habitat as possible. If they live in groups, they must be caged in groups. If they normally live in wide, open spaces, they should be caged the same way.

Human or Animal Participants?• Describe and evaluate (including both practical and ethical

strengths and weaknesses) the use of animals in laboratory studies when researching into schizophrenia.

Use Castner as an example throughout.

• Must be able to describe (AO1) the animal studies.

• Must be able to describe (AO1) Castner’s experiment.

• Should be able to evaluate (AO2) the use of animals in psychological research.

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