Evidence Indicates That Most Animal Researchers

question 146

Multiple Choice

Evidence indicates that most animal researchers

• A) support government regulations protecting the humane care of animals used in research.
• B) believe the well-being of animals used in research studies should be placed above the well-being of humans.
• C) think animals should be used only in research studies that directly benefit the animals involved in those studies.
• D) insist that animals should be fully debriefed following their use in research studies.

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Definitions:

Gains From Trade

Gains achieved by dividing tasks and trading; in this way people can get more of what they want through trade than they could if they tried to be self-sufficient.

Total Surplus

The sum of consumer surplus and producer surplus; a measure of the total benefit to society from a market transaction.

Consumer Surplus

The differential between consumers’ readiness to pay a certain amount for a service or good and the payment completed.

Equilibrium

The condition in a market where the quantity demanded equals the quantity supplied, leading to no inherent force for price change.