Why Are Animals Used in Research

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Why are animals used in research?

Identify the importance of a positive self-concept and how it is developed during early childhood.

Understand Erikson's stages of psychosocial development relevant to early childhood.

Learn the effects of play on physical, social, and emotional development in children.

Grasp how parental feedback and social interactions influence a child’s motivation and self-esteem.

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Definitions:

Moral Persons

Beings capable of making ethical decisions and recognizing moral claims upon their actions.

Consequentialist Thought

Ethical philosophy considering the consequences of actions as the primary basis for any judgment about the rightness or wrongness of those actions.

Utilitarian Thought

A philosophical belief that the best action is the one that maximizes utility, usually defined as that which produces the greatest well-being of the greatest number of people.

A Theory of Justice

This is a seminal work by philosopher John Rawls, proposing principles of justice that would lead to a fair and equitable society.