The text discusses a UFO cult and its leader, Dorothy Martin, who awaited rescue by aliens from a coming flood on Earth. When an alien UFO did not arrive to rescue the cult, Martin responded to the failed prophesy by:
A) doubting that the aliens were contacting her, and changed her belief.
B) continuing to believe that the aliens were contacting her.
C) telling her followers that she had misunderstood the prophecy.
D) explaining that the followers had not been worthy of the aliens.

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Dorothy Martin continued to believe that the aliens were contacting her despite the failed prophecy, a phenomenon often associated with cognitive dissonance.

The Text Discusses a UFO Cult and Its Leader, Dorothy