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will. This is a terrific discussion starter, because it conflicts with one
of the fundamental assumptions of science and psychology–determinism. You might ask your
students what science can hope to reveal if the world is not determined. You might also suggest
that what feels like free will to us may be thinly disguised determinism. This simple discussion is
often enough to change the manner in which students view themselves and the manner in which
they view those around them.
SUPPLEMENTAL LECTURE MATERIAL
The Ethics of Animal Research
The use of animals in research is a controversial topic, and one certain to generate animated class
discussion. One reason that it is controversial is that it touches on fundamental values, attitudes, and
ethical and moral issues. Psychologists are interested in these issues from both a scientific and a human
perspective. As scientists, psychologists may ask why others are so emotionally captivated by the issue,
why some individuals seem more concerned with protecting animals than with protecting humans, why a
secure life in a cage is worse than an uncertain life in the wild, and what scientific justification there is to
preclude research on animals. As humans, psychologists may be moved by compassion for caged animals,
feel empathy at the animals lack of understanding of what is happening to them, and be morally convinced
that researchers have no more right to force an animal to participate in researc
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