PSYC 3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Institutional Animal Care And Use Committee

• School: Irvine Valley College
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 3
• Professor: mis

Document Summary

Research manipulates an independent variable (iv) and this iv is expected. Researcher measures the dependent variable (dv) which serves to measure. Legioning- kill part of brain the effect of the iv on behavior. Hypothesis a statement about the expected relationship btwn two or more variables. Theory-integrates and interprets diverse observations in an attempt to explain some phenomena. A single experiment doesn"t prove anything it provides support for a hypothesis or theory. Most of the research in this fiels is on animals. Anytime we use another species of animals for our own purposes, we should be sure that what we are doing is both humane and worthwhile matter of procedure. Humane treatment is a moral and ethical and scientific imperative and a. Most industrially developed societies have very strict regulations about the care of animals and require approval of the experimental procedures that are used on them. Animal welfare act- covers any other animal used in research.