>The statistical standards for discovery are, in terms of p-values, about 10,000 times more stringent
But this has mostly to do with your subject matter being better behaved than others, no? The most profound changes and the healthiest research culture could not make 5 sigma a reasonable goal in psychology.
There's also a very healthy question of weather or not it's worth while. A p-value that's theoretical physics stringent will mean leaving a lot of cures on the shelf.
Our statistical standards may be unrealistic for social science, but there was a petition a while ago to lower the cutoff from 0.05 to 0.001. I think that really would help.
But this has mostly to do with your subject matter being better behaved than others, no? The most profound changes and the healthiest research culture could not make 5 sigma a reasonable goal in psychology.