A) Discuss the ethical considerations that researchers must consider when conducting research with humans. b) Discuss the ethical considerations that researchers must consider when conducting research with animals
What will be an ideal response?
Essay should include:
a) Ethical standards are intended to promote individual dignity, human welfare, and scientific integrity; also to avoid potential harm to participants. Other issues to discuss: informed consent, confidentiality, privacy, deception, and debriefing.
b) Animal research: destroying brain cells in animals, influence of drugs on animal behavior – results generalized to humans. Proponents argue that without animal research many advances in medicine and psychology would not have taken place. APA Guidelines: animals should only be harmed when there is no alternative and when benefits outweigh harm.
Chapter 2: Biology and Psychology
MULTIPLE CHOICE
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