What type of cult did Festinger infiltrate?
A Celebrity Cult
A Doomsday Cult
A Religious Cult
An Alien Cult
Answer
Festinger infiltrated a doomsday cult led by Dorothy Martin, who predicted a great flood would destroy the world on December 21, 1954. Festinger and his colleagues studied the group's dynamics, particularly their reactions when the prophecy failed, which challenged prevailing theories in social psychology. Their findings laid the groundwork for understanding cognitive dissonance and the psychology of belief systems.
Uncovering the Mind: The Leon Festinger Journey
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