Evaluation
What are peer Peer Anonymity (peer remains anonymous
reviews Review so likely to produce a more honest
Independent assessment appraisal) however a minority may
process before a study is use this to criticise rival researchers
published by other who they are in direct competition
experts in the same field with for limited funding some
journals may favour system of open
review whereby names made public
Aims
PEER Provide May supress ground-breaking
recommendations about if research which opposes mainstream
it should be published/ theories to maintain status quo in
needs revision particular scientific fields (researchers
tend to be critical of research that
VIEWS Validity assessed contradicts own view + favourable to
ones that match it) established
ARE Appropriateness of scientists likely to be chosen as peers
methodology assessed so findings that support their opinion
likely to be passed as innovative
SO Significance of may slow down rate of change in a
research to wider context of scientific discipline
human behaviour
Publication bias (editors of journals
OVERRATED Originality want to publish headline worthy
assessed results to increase circulation of their
publication + prefer to publish
positive results known as file drawer
problem) research that doesn’t meet
criteria is disregarded creates false
impression on state of Psychology if
journal editors are selective in what
What are peer Peer Anonymity (peer remains anonymous
reviews Review so likely to produce a more honest
Independent assessment appraisal) however a minority may
process before a study is use this to criticise rival researchers
published by other who they are in direct competition
experts in the same field with for limited funding some
journals may favour system of open
review whereby names made public
Aims
PEER Provide May supress ground-breaking
recommendations about if research which opposes mainstream
it should be published/ theories to maintain status quo in
needs revision particular scientific fields (researchers
tend to be critical of research that
VIEWS Validity assessed contradicts own view + favourable to
ones that match it) established
ARE Appropriateness of scientists likely to be chosen as peers
methodology assessed so findings that support their opinion
likely to be passed as innovative
SO Significance of may slow down rate of change in a
research to wider context of scientific discipline
human behaviour
Publication bias (editors of journals
OVERRATED Originality want to publish headline worthy
assessed results to increase circulation of their
publication + prefer to publish
positive results known as file drawer
problem) research that doesn’t meet
criteria is disregarded creates false
impression on state of Psychology if
journal editors are selective in what
