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When Prophecy Fails

Leon Festinger

The study reported in this volume grew out of some theoretical work, one phase of which bore specifically on the behavior of individuals in social movements that made specific (and unfulfilled) prophecies. We had been forced to depend chiefly on historical records to judge the adequacy of our theore...

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This American Life

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This American Life

Zach Mack mentioned that he had been reading books titled When Prophecy Fails during the year.

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As the year sped by, I read books with titles like When Prophecy Fails.

— Episode: 854: Ten Things I Don't Want to Hate Abo...

Episode: 854: Ten Things I Don't Want to Hate About You

Zach Mack mentioned that he had been reading books titled When Prophecy Fails during the year.

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As the year sped by, I read books with titles like When Prophecy Fails.

The Jordan Harbinger Show

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The Jordan Harbinger Show

It was mentioned as a source of inspiration for the development of Hassan's BITE model. It was discussed in relation to cognitive dissonance and how individuals seek to maintain consistency between their thoughts, feelings, and actions.

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when I read the book when prophecy fails by Leon the best thinger and learned about cognitive dissonance theory.

— Episode: 471: Steven Hassan | The #iGotOut Guide...

Episode: 471: Steven Hassan | The #iGotOut Guide to Quittin...

It was mentioned as a source of inspiration for the development of Hassan's BITE model. It was discussed in relation to cognitive dissonance and how individuals seek to maintain consistency between their thoughts, feelings, and actions.

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when I read the book when prophecy fails by Leon the best thinger and learned about cognitive dissonance theory.

Episode: 471: Steven Hassan | The #iGotOut Guide to Quittin...

It was mentioned as a book that influenced Hassan's understanding of cognitive dissonance theory, which he used as a foundation for his BITE model.

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and then when I read the book when prophecy fails by Leon the best thinger and learned about cognitive dissonance theory.

Episode: 471: Steven Hassan | The #iGotOut Guide to Quittin...

It was mentioned as a source of inspiration for the development of Hassan's BITE Model, specifically the concept of cognitive dissonance and the alignment between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors.

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when I read the book when prophecy fails by Leon the best thinger and learned about cognitive dissonance theory.

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