This man conducted a study in which participants living near stairways were more likely to make friends on other &amp;oors; based on that study, he posited that "propinquity," or proximity, was more important to forming friendships than shared beliefs or interests.
This man conducted a study in which participants living near stairways were more likely to make friends on other &amp;oors; based on that study, he posited that "propinquity," or proximity, was more important to forming friendships than shared beliefs or interests. Participants in another of this man's studies reported that a boring activity was more enjoyable when, after they completed the activity, they were paid a small amount, rather than a large amount, to tell another person that the activity wasn't boring. He is the alphabetically first author of a book profiling the "Seekers," a UFO cult whose doomsday prediction did not come true. For 10 points, what psychologist devised the theory of cognitive dissonance and, with Henry Riecken and Stanley Schachter, wrote When Prophecy Fails?
This man conducted a study in which participants living near stairways were more likely to make friends on other &amp;oors; based on that study, he posited that "propinquity," or proximity, was more important to forming friendships than shared beliefs or interests.
Leon Festinger