peer review

Question 1

what is peer review

Answer 1

assessment of scientific work by experts in the same field to make sure all resrach is done to a high quality

Question 2

what are the main purposes of peer review?

Answer 2

• know which research is worthwhile to allocate funding to
• validate the relevance and quality of research
• suggest improvements or ammendments

Question 3

AO3 - anonymity

Answer 3

• reviewers use it to settle old scores or bury rivals if theyre competing for funds, so anonymity affects objectivity of reviewers

Question 4

AO3 - publication bias

Answer 4

-publish headline grabbing findings and positive results –> file drawer problem where negative results arent published

Question 5

AO3 - hard to find an expert

Answer 5

Smith (1999) arues that due to this a lot of poor research is passed

Question 6

AO3- any opposition to mainstream theories is suppressed

Answer 6

• established scientists work is published whereas new challenging ideas are usually rejected