peer review + research and economy

Question 1

peet review

Answer 1

Assessment of scientific work by specialists in the field

Question 2

main aims of peer review

Answer 2

validate quality and relevance

improve, suggest amendments or improvements prior to publication

funding- allocate research funding

Question 3

evaluation of peer review

Answer 3

anonymity
+peer remains anonymous, likely to produce honest appraisal
-minority of reviewers may use anonymity to criticise rivals.

publication bias
-journals only want to publish significant findings to increase credibility and circulation of their publication, only +ve results.
false impression, ignored

buring groundbreaking research
-may suppress opposition to mainstream theories, maintain status quo, reviewers critical of opposing.
slows rate of change in scientific discipline

Question 4

key question

Answer 4

How does what we learn from findings of psychological research influence, affect, benefit or devalue the economy?

Question 5

implications in attachment

Answer 5

If both parents can perform ‘mothering’ then both parents can work and contribute to the economy more effectively. role of the father.

Question 6

psychopathology implications

Answer 6

Absenteeism from work costs the economy £15 billion pounds a year and a third of all absences are caused by ‘mild to moderate’ mental disorders.
treatments decrease this.