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When prophecy failsWhen prophecy fails

When prophecy fails1956

a social and psychological study of a modern group that predicted the destruction of the world

Leon Festinger, Henry W. Riecken, Stanley Schachter

4.0on Hardcover

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Social scientists test their hypotheses about prophetic-disconfirmation behavior by observing a group prophesying the end of the world.

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First published
1956
OL Work ID
OL4788695W

Subjects

disconfirmation behaviornews mediaPropheciesproselytingProphecies (occultism)End of the worldsocial relationsProphétiesProphecies (Occultism)

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