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tiara099

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According to Leon Festinger, when a cult leader's prophecy fails, it creates an uncomfortable psychological state among the members called what?
 
  a. Disconfirmed prophecy
  b. Cognitive expectancy
  c. False prophecy
  d. Disconfirmed expectancy

Question 2

People who are attracted to a cult more by the lifestyle it offers than the cult's beliefs are called what?
 
  a. Ideologues
  b. Pragmatists
  c. Disordered
  d. Enforcers


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Reply #1 on: Aug 24, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Answer: d

Answer to Question 2

Answer: b


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Reply #2 on: Aug 24, 2018
Both answers were spot on, thank you once again


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Reply #3 on: Aug 24, 2018
Great! Please up vote :D


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