Peer Review (OCR A-Level Psychology): Flashcards
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What is peer review?
What is peer review?
Assessment of scientific work by others who are specialists in the same field
Role of peer review: checking what aspect of research?
Role of peer review: checking what aspect of research?
Validity of research, method, and data
What does peer review assess about the work?
What does peer review assess about the work?
Whether it is original and refers to relevant research
Three publication recommendations peer reviewers can make
Three publication recommendations peer reviewers can make
Published as is, revised, or rejected
What does peer review ensure papers have?
What does peer review ensure papers have?
Integrity to be taken seriously
Issue: How can anonymity be misused in peer review?
Issue: How can anonymity be misused in peer review?
Reviewers may use it to criticise rival researchers
Issue: What is publication bias?
Issue: What is publication bias?
Editors prefer to publish positive/significant results
Issue: Burying groundbreaking research - why?
Issue: Burying groundbreaking research - why?
Reviewers critical of research contradicting their views
Process: Who checks the research report?
Process: Who checks the research report?
Other psychologists providing independent scrutiny in similar field
Three terms work is considered in during peer review
Three terms work is considered in during peer review
Validity, significance, and originality
Purpose: What does peer review ensure about research?
Purpose: What does peer review ensure about research?
Quality and relevance (methodology, data analysis)
What does peer review check work doesn't involve?
What does peer review check work doesn't involve?
Plagiarism of other people's research
Who reviews the research in peer review?
Who reviews the research in peer review?
Fellow experts in the field
Issue: Time cost of peer review
Issue: Time cost of peer review
Can take months or years, delaying publication
Issue: Peer review sometimes fails to prevent what?
Issue: Peer review sometimes fails to prevent what?
Scientific fraud