Which of the following is not a reason psychologists may subject an animal used in research to pain, stress, or hardship?

Animal research may expose animals to pain or hardship only when the research has sufficient scientific or educational value and no suitable alternative is available. The potential for recognition is a personal benefit to researchers, not a justification for causing an animal hardship. Therefore, “the potential for recognition” is not a valid reason.

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