Any procedure since the advent of IRB's would require rescuing the
subject.
These days you couldn't even drown a goldfish!
On Mar 4, 2009, at 5:27 PM, William Scott wrote:
There is another form of the forced swimming test which is a better
indicator of the development of "hopelessness". Rats are
sequentially exposed to regular increases in forced swimming time
until the next trial will be beyond their endurance. At that point
they don't swim and "give up". If an antidepressant has an effect
on such hopelessness, it will extend the number of trials before
the rat gives up. As far as I know, the procedure calls for
rescuing the rat. I forget the name of this procedure, if there is
one, but I imagine this is what Wittenborn is referring to.
Paul Brandon
Emeritus Professor of Psychology
Minnesota State University, Mankato
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