Animal Models of Human Performance: Structural and Functional Approaches to Extrapolating from Animal to Man,
Abstract
Research with non-human animals is performed to solve human problems. Two different means of extrapolating from behavioral experiments with animals to human behavior are described. The structural approach emphasizes topographical similarity between the animal test situation and the human situation of interest. The functional approach emphasizes behavioral functions and controlling variables, and minimizes the importance of topographical similarity. Two experiments are presented to illustrate the functional approach, one dealing with the effects of chronic marihuana use upon performance, and another dealing with the issue of memory deficits produced by chemical warfare antidotes. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Apr 01, 1984
- Accession Number
- ADP003292
Entities
People
- T. F. Elsmore
Organizations
- Walter Reed Army Institute of Research