#2043
Mentioned in 21 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.
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 21 episodes
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John Lisle
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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.
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David McRaney
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301 - Cognitive Dissonance - Part Two
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David McRaney
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300 - Cognitive Dissonance - Part One
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Travis View
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When “When Prophecy Fails” Fails (E350)
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Chris Kavner
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The Replication Crisis Christmas Quiz w/ Mickey Inzlicht & Dave Pizarro
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Mark Shapiro
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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
