Lesson 4.2.2
4.2.2 Animal research and ethics Quiz: Pearson Edexcel Psychology, Unit 4
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The 20 questions
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Which UK legislation specifies ethical guidelines for animal research in psychology?
- Human Rights Act
- Mental Health Act
- Data Protection Act
- Scientific Procedures Act
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Which UK law directly regulates the use of protected living animals in scientific research?
- Mental Health Act
- Scientific Procedures Act
- Data Protection Act
- Human Rights Act
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Which ethical principle involves using fewer animals to obtain valid research findings?
- Replacement
- Reduction
- Refinement
- Replication
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Which of the 3Rs ethical principles focuses on altering procedures to minimise animal pain?
- Refinement
- Regulation
- Reduction
- Replacement
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What term describes the difficulty in applying findings from animal research to humans?
- Observer bias
- High demand characteristics
- Low generalisability
- Low internal validity
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Which UK government department issues licenses for conducting scientific procedures on animals?
- Department of Health
- Home Office
- Department for Education
- Ministry of Justice
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What is a practical advantage of using rats instead of primates in psychological research?
- Lower housing costs
- Greater ecological validity
- Higher human generalisability
- Complete ethical exemption
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What is legally required from the Home Office before a researcher conducts animal procedures?
- Ethical waiver
- Peer review
- Personal licence
- Written consent
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What is a primary justification for using animals in psychological experiments?
- Results always generalise
- Controlled procedures possible
- They share identical ethics
- No ethical review needed
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Using computer simulations instead of live animals demonstrates which of the 3Rs ethical principles?
- Replacement
- Restitution
- Refinement
- Reduction
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Using improved experimental designs to gather valid data from fewer animals illustrates which principle?
- Reduction
- Replacement
- Refinement
- Reliability
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Ethical evaluations of animal research balance potential distress to animals against which main factor?
- Sample diversity
- Scientific benefits
- Financial profit
- Institutional prestige
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What makes animal research scientifically useful in psychology?
- Controlled replicable experiments
- Absence of ethical issues
- Identical human biology
- Total ecological validity
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Comparing animal experimental findings with human studies is primarily done to evaluate what?
- Inter-rater reliability
- Demand characteristics
- Internal validity
- Generalisability
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What ethical assessment process is required to determine if animal research should be permitted?
- Cost-benefit analysis
- Chi-squared test
- Content analysis
- Thematic analysis
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Administering pain relief to animals during scientific experiments applies which of the 3Rs principles?
- Replacement
- Reassessment
- Refinement
- Reduction
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Which factor limits generalising findings from animal learning studies to human behaviour?
- Demand characteristics
- Social desirability
- Investigator effects
- Cognitive differences
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Why might animal research be ethically preferred over human testing in learning studies?
- Lower equipment costs
- Avoids human harm
- Easier sample recruitment
- Higher ecological validity
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Why do animal learning experiments often have high internal validity?
- Completely natural habitats
- Lack of experimental controls
- Reduced extraneous variables
- High mundane realism
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Which UK law regulates the ethical use and care of research animals?
- Mental Health Act 1983
- Data Protection Act 2018
- Equality Act 2010
- Scientific Procedures Act 1986
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