peer review

Question 1

What is peer review?

Answer 1

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

Question 2

What should the people who are reviewing the research be?

Answer 2

• Objective
• Unkown to the researcher

Question 3

What are the aims of a peer review?

Answer 3

Allocate funding

Validation of the quality of research and relevance of research

Improvements and amendments are suggested

Question 4

Strength of a peer review:

Answer 4

Protects the quality of research published

Minimised fraudulent research

Increases credibility and status of the subject

Question 5

Limitation of a peer review:

Answer 5

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

Question 6

The findings of psychological research can…

Answer 6

benefit our economic prosperity

Question 7

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

Answer 7

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