Week 7 Animal Studies and Castner (1988)

1. Twin, Adoption and Animal
Studies
Using three colours complete the worksheet and
link the items together.

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3. 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

4. List as many differences between humans and
animals you can think of. Consider behaviours,
thought patterns, life styles etc …

7. Task
Design a set of ethical
guidelines for working
with animals.
What should we
consider?
Hint, think about:
Duration, environment, sp
ecies, suffering, extent of
experimentation.

9. 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.

11. 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.

12. • 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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