Social scientists (and psychology in particular) have in recent years had somethings of a bad press, both in- and outside academia. To give some examples:
- There is a sense among some people that social science provides little societal or economical value. - Controversy over research findings within social science: for example the findings of Bem et al. about the existence of precognition , or the estimation of the number of casualties in Iraq war (2003-2007).