Sociology: animal research
Question 1:How does animal research provide us with useful information applicable to human beings? Discuss the importance of animal research in better understanding any of the following issues (or provide your own example):
• addiction
• depression/anxiety
• phobias
• response to rewards or punishment
Question 2:
Learning serves a valuable purpose to the organism. It often increases survival and provides improved quality of life opportunities. In these ways, learning is “adaptive.” In this thread, discuss an example of how learning can be “maladaptive.”
Reference:
Chance, P. (2009) Learning and Behavior. (6th ed.) Belmont, CA: Wadsworth