Y1 Week 6: L1 Peer Review & Pilot Study Quiz

What is the purpose of peer review in research?

• To ensure the research is published quickly

• To check for any problems and validate the study

• To increase the number of citations

• To make the research more complex

What does anonymity in research refer to?

• Conducting research in secret locations

• Hiding the research results

• Ensuring participants' identities remain confidential

• Publishing the research without the author's name

What is publication bias?

• The selective publication of studies based on their results

• Publishing all research studies regardless of results

• Publishing only studies with negative findings

• Ignoring the peer review process

Who usually reviews the research in a peer review process?

• General public

• Journalists

• Students

• Experts in the particular field

What is a pilot study?

• A full-scale study conducted before the main research

• A smaller version of a study carried out before the main research

• A study that is not published

• A study conducted without any participants