Comment by spamizbad

Not sure, but social science research is currently in the midst of a replication crisis. And not necessarily due to anyone acting in bad faith: you can run an experiment twice a few months apart and get opposite results. No idea on how to fix, but probably needs to invest in more robust experiment design, larger samples, and perhaps more advanced statistical methods. Sadly all of those demands cut against the "publish or perish" mentality in academia which often favors quantity over quality. A shame, since most social science researches want to do the best work possible but are constrained by $$$ and the broader culture of expectations in academic research.