audience task

any performance, competition, work assignment, or goal-oriented activity that is executed in the presence of one or more individuals who watch the activity. See also social facilitation. Compare coaction task.

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February 12th 2025

ethics of animal research

the complex set of issues relating to the ethics of manipulating nonhuman animals experimentally, holding them in captivity, and using them for the purpose of research. Some argue that any animal research is unethical because animals cannot give informed consent. Others see value in animal research if the animals are well cared for and treated humanely. See animal care and use; Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee.