Peer testimony

Examples of Peer testimony in the following topics:

• Expert vs. Peer Testimony

  • There are two types of testimony: expert testimony and peer testimony.
  • There are two major types of testimony: peer testimony and expert testimony.
  • Peer testimony, unlike expert testimony, is given by a person who does not have expertise in the subject in question.
  • As a result, those who provide peer testimony are sometimes referred to as "anti-authorities."
  • A person who provides peer testimony might not have expertise in a particular area, but he or she likely has personal experience with the issue at hand.

• The Evolution of Health Care and Medicine

  • Many of the studies allegedly supporting the claims of alternative medicine are not controlled, double-blind peer-reviewed experiments, which is considered the gold standard in science and modern medicine (but they are also often not paid for and controlled by for-profit companies, which occurs throughout Western Scientific Medicine).
  • The western scientific community argues that many studies carried out by alternative medicine promoters are flawed, as they often use testimonials and hearsay as evidence, leaving the results open to observer bias.
  • This research should then be reviewed by peers to determine the validity of the research methodology.
  • Testimonials are particularly disturbing in this regard because, by chance alone, some people may see some improvement in the ailment for which they are being treated and will proceed to testify that the method helped them when the method was not the true cause of improvement.

• How to Incorporate Expert Testimony

  • Expert testimony can be incorporated after introducing a point of your argument.
  • Once you have found experts to support your ideas, you may wonder how to incorporate their testimony into your speech.
  • Expert testimony is considered supporting point; it is used to support the main and subpoints of your speech.
  • Therefore, expert testimony is commonly introduced after a claim is made.
  • State why it is beneficial to incorporate expert testimony into a speech

• Women and Church Governance

  • Church membership and religious activity gave women peer support and a place for meaningful activity outside the home.
  • They preached or prayed aloud on rare occasions, but they were more likely to give testimonials to their conversion experience or work through the conversion process directly with sinners (who could be male or female).

• Peer Groups

  • The influence of the peer group typically peaks during adolescence.
  • Among peers, children learn to form relationships on their own.
  • Peer groups can also serve as a venue for teaching members gender roles.
  • As members of peer groups interconnect, and agree, a normative code arises.
  • The term "peer pressure" is often used to describe instances where an individual feels indirectly pressured into changing their behavior to match that of their peers.

• Use of New Technologies in Marketing and Research

  • Social media marketing involves using peer recommendations, building brand personality, and addressing the market as a heterogeneous group of individuals.
  • These also can include testimonials, as other followers can comment on the product pages for others to see.

• Gender Messages from Peers

  • Peer groups can serve as a venue for teaching members gender roles.
  • Peer groups can consist of all males, all females, or both males and females.
  • If a peer group strongly holds to a conventional gender social norm, members will behave in ways predicted by their gender roles, but if there is not a unanimous peer agreement, gender roles do not correlate with behavior.
  • There is much research that has been done on how gender affects learning within student peer groups.
  • One thing that is an influence on peer groups is student behavior.

• Types of Supporting Materials

  • A testimonial is when someone speaks on behalf of another idea, product, or person.
  • For example, weight loss commercials often utilize testimonials.
  • The power lies in how convincing the person giving the testimonial is.

• Cultural and Societal Influences on Adolescent Development

  • The influence of parental and peer relationships, as well as the broader culture, shapes many aspects of adolescent development.
  • Research shows there are four main types of relationships that influence an adolescent: parents, peers, community, and society.
  • Peer groups offer members of the group the opportunity to develop social skills such as empathy, sharing, and leadership.
  • Peer groups can have positive influences on an individual, such as academic motivation and performance; however, they can also have negative influences, such as peer pressure to engage in drug use, drinking, vandalism, stealing, or other risky behavior.
  • Susceptibility to peer pressure increases during early adolescence, and while peers may facilitate positive social development for one another, they may also hinder it.

• Publishing Scientific Work

  • Publication of scientific research in a peer-reviewed journal allows other scientists access to the research.
  • For this reason, a major aspect of a scientist's work is communicating with peers and disseminating results to peers.
  • Peer-reviewed manuscripts are scientific papers that are reviewed by a scientist's colleagues or peers.
  • Grant proposals, which are requests for research funding, are also subject to peer review.
  • It needs to be succinct but detailed-enough to allow peers to reproduce the experiments.