The replication crisis in psychology was identified in the early 2010s.

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Is it true that the replication crisis in psychology was identified in the early 2010s?

Yes. Multiple authoritative reference works and academic texts consistently state that the replication crisis in psychology and the broader social sciences came to prominence and was identified in the early 2010s.

Verdict: SUPPORTED · 4 sources for, 0 against · Last checked 5 Aug 2026

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Wikipedia: Replication crisis

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Wikipedia: Replication crisis. (n.d.). Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Replication_crisis

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OpenAIRE: Adjusting Sample Sizes for Different Categories of Embodied Cognition Research

2018

Mentions non-replicable results and cites a 2014 paper in embodied cognition/social psychology.

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OpenAIRE: Adjusting Sample Sizes for Different Categories of Embodied Cognition Research. (2018). OpenAIRE. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2018.02384

OpenAIRE: What limitations are reported in short articles in social and personality psychology? Postdoctoral Research Fellow PhD Student

Refers to social and personality psychology as being in the crosshairs of the replication crisis starting around 2010.

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OpenAIRE: What limitations are reported in short articles in social and personality psychology? Postdoctoral Research Fellow PhD Student. (n.d.). OpenAIRE. https://explore.openaire.eu/

OpenAIRE: What limitations are reported in short articles in social and personality psychology?

2022

Identifies social and personality psychology as the subfield in the crosshairs of the replication crisis from 2010 onward.

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OpenAIRE: What limitations are reported in short articles in social and personality psychology?. (2022). OpenAIRE. https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/n4eq7

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