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Mentioned in 19 episodes

When Prophecy Fails

Book • 1956

This book chronicles the experience of a UFO cult in the Midwest that believed the world would be destroyed and its members would be saved by extraterrestrial beings.

The authors examine how the cult members reacted when their prophecy was disconfirmed, highlighting the psychological and social mechanisms that led to increased fervor and rationalization among the believers despite the failure of their predictions.

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Mentioned in 19 episodes

Mentioned by

John Lisle

when discussing the psychology of cult members after a prophecy fails.

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#2419 - John Lisle

Mentioned by Marty Makary when discussing cognitive dissonance and its application in the medical community.

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#317 ‒ Reforming medicine: uncovering blind spots, challenging the norm, and embracing innovation | Marty Makary, M.D., M.P.H.

Mentioned by

David McRaney

as the author of a book about cognitive dissonance, following his study of a doomsday cult.

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301 - Cognitive Dissonance - Part Two

Mentioned by

David McRaney

as a landmark title in the history of psychology, based on a study of a doomsday cult.

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300 - Cognitive Dissonance - Part One

Mentioned by

Travis View

as the book containing the famous case study of social psychology.

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When “When Prophecy Fails” Fails (E350)

Mentioned by

Chris Kavner

in a quiz question about how Festinger described a group one year later in his theory of cognitive dissonance.

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The Replication Crisis Christmas Quiz w/ Mickey Inzlicht & Dave Pizarro

Mentioned by

Mark Shapiro

when discussing how people have a way of rewriting history.

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Did Jesus fulfil Scriptural Prophecy? Jonathan Rowlands vs Rabbi Marc B Shapiro

Mentioned as the book that Leon Festinger and his team published after infiltrating the doomsday cult.

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324 - Cognitive Dissonance - Part One (rebroadcast)

Mentioned by Speaker 3, stating that it's rearing its ugly head again.

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Charlie Sykes & Jacob Silverman

Mentioned as the basis for Leon Festinger's theory of cognitive dissonance, focusing on a UFO cult.

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Episode 90: Cognitive dissonance

Mentioned by

Jesse Cox

when discussing failure prophecy and cognitive dissonance.

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Midweek Mini - Jesse Reminds Us Time Isn't Real

Mentioned as a 1956 classic psychological study about a doomsday alien cult.

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284: When Prophecy-Science Fails (w/Thomas Kelly)

Mentioned by the host, who says it's a criminally underrated book that investigates why apocalyptic prophecies persist despite transparent disappointment.