conclusion

• Use of NHA in psychological research

  • Obvious benefits
  • Allows development of treatments that otherwise would not have been possible (e.g. treatments for Alzheimer's disease)
  • Allows study of concepts that would be unethical if done on humans
• Legislation to protect NHA

  • Bateson's Decision Cube
  • Gives licence to research that is of the highest quality
• NHA are sentient beings and have a conscious awareness (e.g. research has demonstrated that chimpanzees have self-awareness)
• There are issues with using Bateson's Decision Cube, as it is difficult to judge whether research will have any benefits before it is carried out
• It may be hard to gauge how much animals might suffer, depending on what is being measured
• The use of NHA in research

  Is a complex topic, which has clear advantages and disadvantages
• The use of NHA in psychology is useful, but also problematic