Peer review? Flashcards
What is peer review?
Where the research gets sent for independents scrutiny by other psychologist in the same field before it gets published. To check for errors
and suggest improvements.
What is validity?
To check the accuracy of the research to ensure it is of a high quality with no errors and if not, to suggest improvements.
What is originality?
To ensure plagiarism has not taken place that other relevant research is sufficiently referenced.
What is Appropriateness?
To asses the procedure and methodology use and to ensure it was the best procedure and methodology to use.
What is significance?
To judge the importance of the research in the wider context of society to know whether the research is relevant and needed so we can ensure funding is only given to deserving research.
Why do we ensure the validity, significance , appropriateness and originality of work?
-To protect psychologies scientific status .This is to avoid being seen as pseudoscience ensure that psychology is taken seriously by members of the public.
What are Limitation or potential issues with peer review?
-Since the peer reviewers are often anonymous in their reporting on the academic research, there is a possibility that they will use this fact as a means to criticise rivals in their field of psychology. This is perpetuated by the fact that there tends to limited funding for new research so the element of competition could bread jealously amongst researches. As a result, inaccurate or unfair criticism may be received following the peer review process which is not valid reflection of the quality of the research.
What are piolet studies?
A Small-scale version of an investigation that takes place before the real investigation is conducted. Often change to the design are made as a result of the pilot.
Piolet study data will not be included in the final data set.Pioloting potnetialit saves money and time becuasr it helps aviod flaws desings.
