| Miller, N. E. (1985). The value of behavioral research on animals. American Psychologist, 423-440. | ||||
| A. | Research benefiting animals | |||
| 1. | Taste aversion effect that has been used to protect animals from predators. | |||
| 2. | Imprinting research that has helped biologists rescue endangered species. | |||
| 3. | Saving salmon from research on their migration. | |||
| 4. | Research on behavior of animals used to provide habitat necessary for their survival. | |||
| 5. | Biomedical research on animals to protect pets from rabies, distemper, heartworm, pavo virus, resipiratory and other diseases. | |||
| B. | Research benefitting humans. | |||
| 1. | Principles of learning and behavior--importance of immediate reinforcement, shaping, generalization, extinction, conditioning, etc. | |||
| 2. | Treatment of enuresis | |||
| 3. | Behavioral medicine (e.g., the Lange and Melamed (1969) article on the 9-month old child suffering from life-threatening malnutrition and dehydration. | |||
| 4. | Pigeons with keen vision taught to detect colored life preservers and life rafts in the oceon. | |||
| 5. | Behavior Therapy | |||
| a. | Wolpe (1958) Psychotherapy by reciprical inhibition. | |||
| 1. | Systematic desensitization was based upon the principles of learning based upon animal research. | |||
| b. | Behavioral therapy for the treatment of phobias and compulsions. | |||
| 1. | Now considered the treatment of choice. | |||
| Biofeedback training | ||||
| 1. | Boy (age 3) hit by a car and received head trauma. | |||
| 2. | Boy suffering from spastic right arm and hand. | |||
| 3. | At age 9, he was given 10 sessions of biofeedback training over a two-week period. | |||