When Prophecy Fails
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When Prophecy Fails is a classic social psychology book that documents a doomsday cult to illustrate the theory of cognitive dissonance and how people respond when their strong beliefs are disconfirmed.
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| When Prophecy Fails canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book
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social psychology book ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline |
psychology
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sociology ⓘ |
| author |
Henry W. Riecken
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Leon Festinger NERFINISHED ⓘ Stanley Schachter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | participant observation of a religious group ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
how people cope when strong beliefs are disconfirmed
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the social dynamics of belief systems ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| describes |
how group members respond when a predicted apocalypse does not occur
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increased proselytizing after disconfirmation ⓘ social support as a factor in maintaining dissonant beliefs ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
a small UFO doomsday group in the United States
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mechanisms of rationalization after failed prophecy ⓘ reactions to disconfirmed expectations ⓘ |
| hasGenre |
case study
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scientific monograph ⓘ |
| illustrates |
the concept of dissonance reduction
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the impact of public commitment on belief persistence ⓘ the role of commitment in maintaining beliefs ⓘ |
| influenced |
later research on cognitive dissonance
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studies of new religious movements ⓘ theories of belief persistence ⓘ |
| keyConcept |
dissonance between belief and reality
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reinterpretation of failed predictions ⓘ selective exposure to information ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| methodology |
covert participant observation
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qualitative case study ⓘ |
| notableFor |
detailed case study of a doomsday cult
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early empirical test of cognitive dissonance theory ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1956 ⓘ |
| publisher | Harper & Row NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | Midwestern United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subject |
attitude change
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belief perseverance ⓘ cognitive dissonance ⓘ doomsday cults ⓘ failed prophecy ⓘ field study ⓘ social psychology ⓘ |
| theoreticalFramework | cognitive dissonance theory ⓘ |
| usedIn |
courses on religion and society
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courses on research methods in psychology ⓘ university courses in social psychology ⓘ |
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