When Prophecy Fails

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When Prophecy Fails is a groundbreaking work in social psychology that explores what happens when strongly held beliefs are contradicted by reality. This study, led by Leon Festinger, along with Henry Riecken and Stanley Schachter, introduces the concept of cognitive dissonance and examines how individuals cope with the psychological discomfort it causes.