Is the assesement of scientific work by others who are experts in the same field.
allocation of research funding: research is paid for by government charity.
2. Publication of research in scientific journal: can share their research with others
3. Assessing the research rating of university departments.
4. Maintaining public faith in psychology‘s credibility as a scientific discipline.
Process of peer review
Researcher submits paper to editor of a peer review journal. It’s forwarded to an expert that’s on the same field. Review asses the appropriateness of methodology. Reviwer can accept manuscript, accepts with changes and reject without re-submission.
Evaluation - advantages
+without it we don’t know what is opinion and speculation and what is facts.
