Animal studies of attachment

• Psychologists using animals

  • Findings need to be interpreted carefully as they are hard to generalise from one species to another as behaviours are different
  • Lorenz used precocial species not non-precocial
  • Animals studies influence policies and theories to human research
• Researchers have to think about ethics with animals
• Advantage of animal studies (ethics)

  • Research designs couldn't be conducted on humans ethically
• Disadvantage of animal studies (ethics)

  • Unethical to inflict suffering on animals especially on suffering ones