Peer review and psychology and the economy

Question 1

Peer review

Answer 1

• the assessment of scientific work by others who are specialists in the same field
• to ensure research intended for publication is of high quality

Question 2

Peer review

Aims

Answer 2

• to allocate research funding
• to validate the quality and relevance of research
• to suggest improvements

Question 3

Peer review

Evaluation

Answer 3

Limitations

• reviewers may use anonymity to criticise rival researchers, especially if competing for limited funding
• publication bias: journals want to publish headline grabbing findings and positive results
• may slow down the rate of change in psychology as people likely to criticise new ideas that oppose mainstream established theories

Question 4

Economy

Answer 4

-the state of a country or region in terms of the production and consumption of goods and services

Question 5

Implications of psychological research for the economy

List

Answer 5

Attachment research into the role of the father

The development of treatments for mental illness

Question 6

Attachment research into the role of the father

Answer 6

-research has shown that both parents are equally of providing a child with the emotional support necessary for healthy psychological development
└=may promote more flexible working arrangement within the family
-means modern parents can maximise their income and contribute more effectively to the economy

Question 7

The development of treatments for mental illness

Answer 7

-absence from work costs the economy £15 billion a year
-absences are often due to mental illnesses e.g. depression and OCD
-research into treatments= less absences
└=economic benefit