Explain the Purpose and Process of Peer Review

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Essay

Explain the purpose and process of peer review.

Understand the ethical considerations and the impact of authority on compliance and obedience.

Analyze the influence of emergency situations on helping behavior and the factors that promote or inhibit prosocial actions.

Recognize the factors that contribute to altruistic behavior versus egoistic motivations in helping others.

Understand the concept of self-punishment and its implications.

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Definitions:

Power Distance

A cultural dimension that describes the extent to which less powerful members of organizations and institutions accept and expect that power is distributed unequally.

Big Five Traits

A model in psychology that outlines five broad dimensions of personality: openness, conscientiousness, extraversion, agreeableness, and neuroticism.

Agreeableness

The emotional style of a person that may range from easygoing, friendly, and likable to grumpy, crabby, and unpleasant.

Extraversion

Dimension of personality referring to one’s need to be with other people.