controversies - non-human animals
- Created by: Abi Crew
- Created on: 19-05-22 14:37
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- non-human animals
- animals as therapeutic devices
- -animals must be assessed before they are used in therapy. -interactions must always be monitored when going to an institution. -doesn't need to be licenced
- organisations using pets for therapy
- can use all breeds
- must be over 9 months old
- must have been with owner for at least 6 months
- must pass temperamental assessment
- pets must not work for over 2 hours and require regular breaks
- advantages of using pets for therapy
- encourages reading and physical interaction
- improves quality of live, eso. for kids
- decreases anxiety in hospitals and carehomes
- comparative psychology
- the study of non-human animals with the intention of making comparisons to humans
- eg. Pavlov's dogs, Skinner's rats
- harlow's monkeys
- artificial mothers with monkey infants
- wire mother with milk
- cloth mother with no food
- babies more attached to comfort than food
- long term effects
- permanent development disorders
- passively fearful
- female monkeys couldn't rear young
- struggled to integrate with others
- application to humans
- helpful to look at troubled children
- bowlby's attachment theory
- helpful to look at troubled children
- artificial mothers with monkey infants
- the study of non-human animals with the intention of making comparisons to humans
- gross (2003)
- the aims of any animal research are the 'pursuit of scientific knowledge' and the 'advancement of medicine'
- animals as therapeutic devices
- artificial mothers with monkey infants
- wire mother with milk
- cloth mother with no food
- babies more attached to comfort than food
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