peer review Flashcards

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What is peer review?

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Before publication, all aspects of an investigation is criticised by experts in the field

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What should the people who are reviewing the research be?

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  • Objective
  • Unkown to the researcher
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What are the aims of a peer review?

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Allocate funding

Validation of the quality of research and relevance of research

Improvements and amendments are suggested

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Strength of a peer review:

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Protects the quality of research published

Minimised fraudulent research

Increases credibility and status of the subject

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Limitation of a peer review:

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Criticise a rival of researchers due to competition for funding

Publication bias as editors may only publish ‘headline-grabbing’ research

Ground-breaking research may be buried due to social sensitivity this slows down the rate of change within scientific disciplines

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The findings of psychological research can…

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benefit our economic prosperity

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How can the research into attachment research of the role of the father affect our economy?

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Stressed important of multiple attachments and the role of the father is a healthy psychological development

Promote more flexible working arrangments in a family

Modern parents are better equipped to contribute effectively to the economy

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