Many applied behavior analysts have little or no personal exposure to the basic animal experimentation that provided the foundation for applied behavior analysis. However, personal experience in the animal laboratory provides many benefits to students of applied behavior analysis. Animal laboratory experience provides convincing, vivid illustrations of basic principles of learning and facilitates generalization and application of the basic principles. The laboratory experience also teaches interpersonal skills that may be important in future employment in applied fields. The animal laboratory can also provide public relations opportunities, especially with university-sponsored events such as the Rat Olympics. These points, as well as concerns about the resources needed for an animal laboratory and compliance with federal animal-use guidelines, are addressed. It is concluded that the animal laboratory offers many educational profits to students while making learning fun for a reasonable outlay of effort and resources.
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机译：许多应用行为分析师对基本的动物实验几乎没有接触，甚至没有接触，这为应用行为分析奠定了基础。但是，在动物实验室的个人经验为应用行为分析的学生提供了很多好处。动物实验室的经验为学习的基本原理提供了令人信服的生动插图，并促进了基本原理的概括和应用。实验室经验还教授人际交往能力，这可能对将来在应用领域的就业很重要。动物实验室还可以提供公共关系的机会，特别是在大学赞助的活动中，例如在Rat Rat Olympics中。这些要点以及对动物实验室所需资源的关注以及对联邦动物使用指南的遵守都得到了解决。结论是，动物实验室为学生提供了许多教育收益，同时通过合理的努力和资源投入使学习变得有趣。
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