A Benefit of Using Animals for Research Purposes Includes

question 31

Multiple Choice

A benefit of using animals for research purposes includes

• A) the ability of the researcher to mistreat the research animals.
• B) the ability to test hypotheses in a non-controlled environment.
• C) the ability to control the history of the animals.
• D) the ability to experimentally produce ailments in humans.

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Definitions:

Psychological Disorders

Patterns of behavioral, cognitive, emotional, or physical symptoms that lead to distress, disability, or impaired functioning.

Brain Tissue

Comprising neurons and glial cells, this tissue is fundamental to the central nervous system and is responsible for processing and transmitting information.

Prefrontal Lobotomy

Psychosurgery in which the connections of the prefrontal cortex to other areas of the brain are severed.

Psychosurgery

Surgical operations on the brain to treat psychological disorders, often seen as a last resort in modern medicine.