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Double-blind experiment
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both unaware, happens after open label experiments
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open label
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experimenter knows what drug he is giving out and participants may or may not know. wants to know if drug has an effect.
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Animal testing, possible uses
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animal behavior, models of human disorders
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primary evaluation
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very observable behavior (ex. give animal a drug and if falls unconscious)
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secondary evaluation
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use of an instrument (ex. rat pushes lever for food)
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Primary Evaluation
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examines lethality (LD50, therapeutic index)
Carcinogenicity (cancer) Teratogenicity (birth defects in children) |
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Seizures
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too much of the brain is too active, epoleptic behaviors
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motor effects
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often measures reflexes, loss of coordination
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Decrease Reflexes
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hypo-reflexia
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Increase Reflexes
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hyper-refexia
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