When Prophecy Fails by Leon Festinger
A Social and Psychological Study of a Modern Group That Predicted the Destruction of the World
A landmark social psychology case study of a small apocalyptic UFO group whose predicted cataclysm failed to occur; observers documented how members coped with disconfirmation by rationalizing the outcome and intensifying recruitment efforts, demonstrating how cognitive dissonance operates and the conditions that can strengthen commitment after a failed prophecy.
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- Published
- 1956
- Nationality
- American
- Length
- Short
- Pages
- 240-260
- Original Language
- English
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