What effect did Einstein's theory of relativity and Freud's theory of the unconscious have on the public?

Many people really had no idea what they were speaking about. When you think about it, it is hard to imagine the space actually bends and also that time is connected gravity. Of course what they thought depends on which of Einstein's theories were discussed. As for Freud, his ideas about mental development were as hard to understand as Einstein's theories of space-time. He used psychoanalysis to help people work through their problems. Not everyone agrees with his ideas plus the cost of years of psychoanalysis is a huge drawback.