Review: When Prophecy Fails
User Review - Deva - GoodreadsIt's very strange that the human mind works such that when people are proved unequivocally wrong, they find ways to double down on their beliefs. Also going for this book: UFO's, automatic writing, seances, and the apocalypse. Read full review
Review: When Prophecy Fails
User Review - Ricardo - GoodreadsInteresting book on an important concept. However, the narrative of Mrs. Keech's group is too detailed, to the point of being almost just an academic exercise. In contrast, this same academic value is ... Read full review
Review: When Prophecy Fails
User Review - Stringy - GoodreadsThis report on cognitive dissonance was the beginning of the shift in psychology from Behaviourism to Cognitivism in the USA. The researchers observed a group expecting spacemen to pick them up before ... Read full review
Review: When Prophecy Fails
User Review - Chad Kettner - GoodreadsIn 1954 Leon Festinger, an experimental social psychologist, invented and tested the theory of cognitive dissonance. "Cognitive Dissonance" is today a recognized term for having a state of mind which ... Read full review
Review: When Prophecy Fails
User Review - Lars Roest - GoodreadsI discovered this book by looking up the the term "cognitive dissonance" on Wikipedia. I am interested in this since I at 18 years old was persuaded to join a cult called the "Church" of Scientology ... Read full review
Review: When Prophecy Fails
User Review - GoodreadsI love cults. I have belonged to many and hope to join more in the future. Cults are a great way to meet new people. So imagine my disgust when I realized this book was not about a cult, but about a ...
Review: When Prophecy Fails
User Review - Maarten Koller - GoodreadsNice read but mostly for those who are interested in the background story of cognitive dissonance. If you are interested in the phenomenon itself you might want to pick up 'Mistakes were made, but not ... Read full review
Review: When Prophecy Fails
User Review - Bryan Murphy - GoodreadsA classic, and a very timely one, too, with the end of the world approaching yet again. Helps explain why people continue to believe in woo when it never delivers. Read full review
Review: When Prophecy Fails
User Review - Reed - GoodreadsRandomly, this ended up being the first psychology book I ever read. Fascinating study done by undercover psychologists who managed to infiltrate an ET-worshipping cult (akin to scientology) and chart ... Read full review
Review: When Prophecy Fails
User Review - Isidore - GoodreadsAs a glimpse into the largely unknown world of Eisenhower era mysticism, the book is fascinating. As an exemplification of cognitive dissonance, it is pretty much a failure. Festinger & Co.'s ... Read full review
