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Tuesday, April 7, 2026
The Daily Pennsylvanian

Martin Seligman


The Daily Pennsylvanian

I gave up animal research more than thirty years ago, and I have not done research with dogs for forty years. I have thought a great deal, however, about when scientific animal research is justified and when it is not. Here is my own history about the ethical dilemma I faced doing learned helplessness experiments in animals.