When Prophecy Fails

"When Prophecy Fails" is a groundbreaking book by Leon Festinger, Henry Riecken, and Stanley Schachter that introduced the concept of cognitive dissonance into the study of human psychology. It chronicles a fascinating real-life case study of a small religious group that predicted the end of the world and how its members reacted when the prophecy failed to materialize.

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When Prophecy Fails

"When Prophecy Fails" is a groundbreaking book by Leon Festinger, Henry Riecken, and Stanley Schachter that introduced the concept of cognitive dissonance into the study of human psychology. It chronicles a fascinating real-life case study of a small religious group that predicted the end of the world and how its members reacted when the prophecy failed to materialize.

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When Prophecy Fails

When Prophecy Fails

by Henry Riecken Leon Festinger
When Prophecy Fails

When Prophecy Fails

by Henry Riecken Leon Festinger

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"When Prophecy Fails" is a groundbreaking book by Leon Festinger, Henry Riecken, and Stanley Schachter that introduced the concept of cognitive dissonance into the study of human psychology. It chronicles a fascinating real-life case study of a small religious group that predicted the end of the world and how its members reacted when the prophecy failed to materialize.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9798897180431
Publisher: Lushena Books
Publication date: 01/10/2025
Pages: 232
Product dimensions: 5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.63(d)
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