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kleinbl00 · 2140 days ago · link · · parent · post: The sacred cows of psychology turn out to be straw men
I read an article in scientific american back in 1995 or so that argued compellingly that the treatment of animal models in the modern scientific establishment couldn't help but drive them crazy, thereby effectively nullifying every single psychological study based on animal research. I have yet to read another study saying animal models are valid despite their treatment. I do think it's noteworthy that most of our addiction models are based on animal research, and that the Rat City studies of the 60s where community and normalcy were emphasized have contradictory results. Therefore the Rat City studies are obviously fringe science.