Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Session III-Research
Session III-Research
Biopsychology
Session III
Prepared by: Anne Christine S. Torres, RPm, M.A. Cand.
Types of Research in Biopsychology
Human Subjects - research or clinical investigations that involve human
subjects.
Non-human Subjects - research or clinical investigations that involve
animal subjects. (comparative approach)
Minimalists Abolitionists
In favor of some Want all research
regulations and on animals to stop.
place
considerations Maintain that all
depending on the animals have the
value of research. same rights as
humans and any
Three Rs in legal use of animals in
standards for research is
animal research: considered
reduction, unethical.
replacement, and
refinement.
APA’s Ethical Principles of Psychologists and Code of Conduct
8. Research and Publication
8.09. Humane Care and Use of Animals in Research
Guide:
• Emphasize the ethical, legal, and your moral considerations.
• Explain its advantages and disadvantages.
• Discuss the current practices and attitudes of psychology
practictioners in the 21st century and compare them to the
researchers who used nonhuman participants in the past.
Questions?
Anne Christine Torres, RPm, MA Cln Psy (Cand.)
annechristine.torres@g.batstate-u.edu.ph