A robot designed to scare baby monkeys.
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dudemiesterman ONLINE (12/07/2015) [-] 
This test was actually done to see whether the baby monkeys would be more dependent on the soft plush "parent" on the right, or the cold wirey one on the left which had food. In all cases the monkeys only went to the left one when hungry, and spent most of the rest of the time with the right one, and they always went to the one on the right when scared. Unfortunately the monkeys that went through this test developed severe emotional and social issues, which is why a test like this would never happen today.
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mrlosthaze (12/07/2015) [-] you're pretty naive if you think experiments like this don't happen tody
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dudemiesterman ONLINE (12/07/2015) [-] Feel free to link me to any current studies similar to this.
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icameheretotroll (12/07/2015) [-] they do but i doubt they'll be stupid enough to publish them online or anywhere official
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icameheretotroll (12/08/2015) [-] the same way we know about that people actually murder other people
when they're caught it's revealed but they don't come out saying it
and the main reasons of the studies are usually for good will, such as curing deadly diseases and whatnot it's not for some statistic to be pubished on wikipedia
when they're caught it's revealed but they don't come out saying it
and the main reasons of the studies are usually for good will, such as curing deadly diseases and whatnot it's not for some statistic to be pubished on wikipedia
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tigermisu (12/08/2015) [-]
The study could have been privately founded for any reason, be it military, health, science progression, etc. Image how many scientists have already tried to clone humans, yet the world knows nothing about that.
Answering malhaloc's question, we don't know when/where they happen, but it is indeed very naive to believe they don't occur.
Answering malhaloc's question, we don't know when/where they happen, but it is indeed very naive to believe they don't occur.
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mrlosthaze (12/07/2015) [-] Happened in 2002:
www.peta.org/features/columbia-university-cruelty-deadly-animal-experimentation/
Cut out monkey's eyes and put electrodes into brain to induce stroke so different meds could be tested.
Happened January 2015:
www.rt.com/uk/226295-cambridge-defends-rat-abuse/
Starve rats of oxygen for 2 weeks then cut them open to look at their hearts
www.peta.org/features/columbia-university-cruelty-deadly-animal-experimentation/
Cut out monkey's eyes and put electrodes into brain to induce stroke so different meds could be tested.
Happened January 2015:
www.rt.com/uk/226295-cambridge-defends-rat-abuse/
Starve rats of oxygen for 2 weeks then cut them open to look at their hearts
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dudemiesterman ONLINE (12/07/2015) [-] What I'm saying is these kind of studies are not approved. I should have been more clear. As you can see with both of these, once animal rights groups and/or the scientific community learns about these things, it gets shut down quick. That's like saying that murdering someone isn't illegal because it still happens. When someone finds out you did it, you still face the consequences.
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mrlosthaze (12/07/2015) [-] My original point still stands, these experiments do still happen today and even when someone gets caught they still continue to happen elsewhere. The ones who get caught are only a tiny percentage of those that are actually going on.
The most disturbing ones are the ones that take place a college. That means that the students had to outline the experiment and request funds from the university. then get approval from a professor (likely with a doctorate). the number of "smart" people who had to approve these experiments is insane
The most disturbing ones are the ones that take place a college. That means that the students had to outline the experiment and request funds from the university. then get approval from a professor (likely with a doctorate). the number of "smart" people who had to approve these experiments is insane
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anon (12/08/2015) [-]
Psychology ethics were introduced to stop experiments like the one OP posted (Haslows monkeys if I remember correctly) and several other horrific experiments (I.e The Stanford prison experiment, case of David Reimer, The Milgram experiment). Medical experiments don't face as stringent ethical regulations because the benefits are supposed to far outweigh the animals suffering. Debatable, but I can see the reasoning.
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epie (12/08/2015) [-] Google 'Harlows Monkeys'. He did many experiments with baby monkeys who had been separated from their mothers at birth and were instead presented with 2 surrogate mothers; a wiry one that fed them milk and a cloth one that provided comfort. Upon a discerning stimulus (this metal clanging thing in the gif) they observed that the baby monkey ran to the surrogate cloth mother rather than the food mother indicating that a baby monkeys love to its mother isnt all about food etc
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Zaxplab (12/07/2015) [-] "flashing eyes, loud sounds, moving mechanical parts, all of these things are designed to frighten a monkey."
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ImmortalBaconEater ONLINE (12/07/2015) [-] Harry Harlow (the guy who did these experiments) was an extremely effective researcher but also just a twisted bastard. He had no illusions as to what he was doing to the monkeys he experimented on. He even called his experiments what they were, such as the "rape rack" (a forced mating machine) or the isolation experiment which he refers to as "the pit of despair". He did horrible horrible things, but also revolutionized how psychology viewed mother child relationships and likely led to millions of children being raised using more loving (and more effective) parenting techniques that had previously been thought to stunt development.
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vorarephilia [OP]
(12/07/2015) [-] a lot of sciences worked the same way. most of our medical practices were founded on unethical research by today's standards (early med students did cadaver dissection, but the bodies weren't always donated...).
you can't make an omelette without psychologically damaging a few baby animals on the rape rack.
you can't make an omelette without psychologically damaging a few baby animals on the rape rack.
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plazmaflare (12/08/2015) [-] If i recall correctly Harry Harlow is also the sole reason PETA came about.
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emperorwatergate (12/07/2015) [-] It was so spooky that it made him run TOWARDS the ******* clown.
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chaosraptor (12/08/2015) [-] **chaosraptor used "*roll 1, Magic 8-Ball*"**
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darksideofthebeast (12/07/2015) [-] The comment section on that video gave me aids.
Do they really think studies like this are cruel? Someone went as far as calling him a mad scientist...
I don't think you know what a mad scientist is...
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Do they really think studies like this are cruel? Someone went as far as calling him a mad scientist...
I don't think you know what a mad scientist is...
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