This work challenges the current reliance on "The Three R's" or Replacement, Reduction and Refinement which direct most animal research in the behavioral sciences. The author argues that these principles that were developed in the 1950's to guide the use of animals in research studies are outdated. He suggests that the notions of refinement and reduction are often ill-defined and can be useful only in cases where replacement is impossible.

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Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan

Jan Lauwereyns

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Jan Lauwereyns is Professor of Psychology in the Faculty of Arts and Science at Kyushu University, Japan.

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Book Title: Rethinking the Three R's in Animal Research
Book Subtitle: Replacement, Reduction, Refinement
Authors: Jan Lauwereyns
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-89300-6
Publisher: Palgrave Pivot Cham
eBook Packages: Behavioral Science and Psychology, Behavioral Science and Psychology (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2018
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-89299-3Published: 19 April 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-89300-6Published: 10 April 2018
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: VIII, 134
Topics: Cognitive Psychology, Neurosciences, Bioethics, Psychological Methods/Evaluation

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Table of contents (5 chapters)

Front Matter

Introduction

Concept Fatigue with the Three R’s

A Mismatch Between Micro-motives and Macro-behavior

The Monkey Question

Toward Reasonable Experimental Inquiry

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