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When prophecy fails

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An edition of When prophecy fails: a social and psychological study of a modern group that predicted the destruction of the world (1956)

When prophecy fails

by Leon Festinger, Henry W. Riecken and Stanley Schachter.

by , , and

  • ★★★★ 4.0 (1 rating) ·
  • 12 Want to read
  • 3 Have read

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

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University of Minnesota Press
Language
English
Pages
256

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Subjects

disconfirmation behavior, news media, Prophecies, proselyting, Prophecies (occultism), End of the world, social relations

Times

late 1940s to early 1950s
Edition Availability
Cover of: When prophecy fails
When prophecy fails
2009, Martino Pub.
in English
Cover of: When prophecy fails
When prophecy fails: a social and psychological study of a modern group that predicted the destruction of the world. By Leon Festinger, Henry W. Riecken and Stanley Schachter.
1967, Harper & Row
in English
Cover of: When prophecy fails
When prophecy fails: a social and psychological study of a modern group that predicted the destruction of theworld
1964, Harper & Row
in English
Cover of: When prophecy fails
When prophecy fails: a social and psychological study of a modern group that predicted the destruction of the world
1964, Harper & Row
Cover of: When prophecy fails
When prophecy fails: a social and psychological study of a modern group that predicted the destruction of the world
1964, Harper & Row
Cover of: When prophecy fails
When prophecy fails: a social and psychological study of a modern group that predicted the destruction of the world
1964, Harper & Row
in English
Cover of: When prophecy fails
When prophecy fails: a social and psychological study of a modern group that predicted the destruction of the world
1964, Harper & Row
in English
Cover of: When prophecy fails
When prophecy fails
1956, University of Minnesota Press
in English
Cover of: When Prophecy Fails
When Prophecy Fails: A Social and Psychological Study of A Modern Group that Predicted the Destriction of the World
January 1, 1956, Harper-Torchbooks
Paperback in English
Cover of: When Prophecy Fails
When Prophecy Fails: A Social and Psychological Study of A Modern Group that Predicted the Destriction of the World
January 1, 1956, Harper-Torchbooks
in English
Cover of: When prophecy fails
When prophecy fails: by Leon Festinger, Henry W. Riecken and Stanley Schachter.
1956, University of Minnesota Press
in English
Cover of: When prophecy fails
When prophecy fails: a social and psychological study of a modern group that predicted the destruction ofthe world
1956, Harper and Row
in English

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Bibliography: p. 253-254.

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vii, 256 p. ;
Number of pages
256

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OL19433584M

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