In His Address on "The Value of Behavioral Research with Animals

question 21

Multiple Choice

In his address on "The Value of Behavioral Research with Animals," Neal Miller argued that

• A)all animal research is justified
• B)animal research contributes to the psychological well being of humans
• C)animal research should only be done if it can be shown that the research directly benefits animals as well as humans
• D)the benefits of animal research have been significantly overstated

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Definitions:

Direction of Effort

The orientation or focus of an individual's or group's work and energies towards achieving a particular goal or task.

Motivation

The internal drive or external stimuli that prompt and direct behavior towards achieving personal or organizational goals.

Partial Reinforcement

Means rewarding a behavior only part of the time rather than all the time (it can be applied to punishment as well, but the reward case is simpler).

Punishment

Punishment involves applying a negative consequence or removing a positive reinforcement in response to undesired behaviour, with the aim of reducing or eliminating that behaviour.