Psychology\u27s Use of Animals: Current Practices and Attitudes

In this chapter, I present a psychology primer for the uninitiated, with special emphasis on psychology\u27s uses of animals. After sketching the scope of the field generally, I review available data on present numbers and species of animals used in psychological research, level of suffering induced and current trends. I also provide several concrete examples of psychological research involving animals. Finally, the chapter concludes with a presentation of attitudes of psychologists toward animals and these practices