{"product_id":"when-prophecy-fails-paperback-4","title":"When Prophecy Fails: A Study of Cognitive Dissonance and Belief Under Disconfirmation - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLeon Festinger\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eHenry W. Riecken\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eStanley Schachter\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhen Prophecy Fails is a landmark study in social psychology examining what occurs when deeply held beliefs collide with disconfirming reality.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOriginally published in 1956, this influential work by Leon Festinger, Henry W. Riecken, and Stanley Schachter documents the internal dynamics of a millenarian movement whose prophecy of imminent catastrophe failed to materialise. Rather than dissolve under the weight of contradiction, many adherents intensified their commitment. From this field study emerged one of the most enduring theories in modern psychology: cognitive dissonance. Observed under natural conditions, the movement provided rare empirical evidence of how belief systems adapt when confronted by failure, and how social reinforcement can strengthen conviction in the face of disproof.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eConducted under the auspices of the Laboratory for Research in Social Relations at the University of Minnesota and supported in part by the Ford Foundation, the study remains foundational to contemporary understandings of persuasion, group identity, ideological resilience, and motivated reasoning. More than a historical case study, it is a disciplined examination of the mechanisms by which individuals preserve meaning in the aftermath of prophetic collapse.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 198\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.45 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 02, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53554214928691,"sku":"9781617202803","price":23.08,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/s3xxpj-vy.myshopify.com\/products\/when-prophecy-fails-paperback-4","provider":"The Celestial Starlit Phoenix ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}