Title: When prophecy fails
Subtitle: a social and psychological study of a modern group that predicted the destruction of the world
First published: 1956
Description: Social scientists test their hypotheses about prophetic-disconfirmation behavior by observing a group prophesying the end of the world.
Subjects: disconfirmation behavior, news media, Prophecies, proselyting, Prophecies (occultism), End of the world, social relations, Prophéties, Prophecies (Occultism)
Time periods: late 1940s to early 1950s