When Prophecy Fails: A Social and Psychological Study of a Modern Group That Predicted the Destruction of the World
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Co-authored by Leon Festinger, Henry W. Riecken, and Stanley Schachter, this classic social psychology study examines a cult that predicted the end of the world. It introduces the concept of cognitive dissonance, explaining how individuals rationalize contradictory beliefs when their predictions fail.
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He wrote this book called when prophecy fails and it's a really fascinating story where he was looking in a newspaper and he saw an announcement for the end of the world.
"🎬 Joe Rogan Experience #2419 - John Lisle
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When Prophecy Fails
Leon Festinger
Cognitive Dissonance
Cults
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