Peer Review Flashcards
1
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What is Peer review?
A
-Assessment of scientific work by specialists in the field
2
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What are the three aims of Peer Review?
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- Suggests amendments or improvements prior to publication
- Allocate research funding from organisations e.g Medical Research Council
- To Validate the quality of the research
3
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What are the Evaluation points regarding Peer Review?
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Anonymity: Can provide honesty however may be used for vengeance/limited research funding
Publication bias: Only want to publish flashy titles, research that isn’t this may be ignored. Created false impression of the current state of psychology.
Limits progress: May suppress opposition to mainstream theories, findings that chime with current opinion are more likely to be passed than new research
