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Leon Festinger

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American social psychologist, known for originating the theory of cognitive dissonance and social comparison theory. Advanced the use of laboratory experimentation in social psychol... Show More

American social psychologist, known for originating the theory of cognitive dissonance and social comparison theory. Advanced the use of laboratory experimentation in social psychology and emphasized studying real-life situations.

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Book Jun 10, 2015
When Prophecy Fails: A Social and Psychological Study of a Modern Group that Predicted the Destruction of the World
by Leon Festinger and 2 others
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