Debunking "when Prophecy Fails"
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The post discusses a research paper that critiques the classic study 'When Prophecy Fails', with the sole commenter sharing a related preprint.
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"Debunking "When Prophecy Fails"" preprint: https://osf.io/preprints/socarxiv/9j7qc_v2
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