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Mr.Thesaxman · **on:** Jun 22, 2018

As mentioned in your text, the interrogators of Peter Reilly did not let him eat or sleep for about 24 hours before the formal questioning. According to the cognitive response model, how did this affect his false confession?

A) He wanted to get out as soon as possible, so that he could rest.
B) He was not able to think straight in order to form counterarguments.
C) He made the false confession, hoping that he would be rewarded with food.
D) The exhaustion made him experience cognitive dissonance.

Question 2

In explaining the race riots of 1967 and 1968, Reverend Jesse Jackson noted that the riots occurred in the middle of rising expectations and the increased, though inadequate, social spending. His analysis best reflects ________ as a source of aggression

a. thwarted expectations
b. discrimination and direct provocation
c. catharsis
d. the discomfort caused by the long, hot summer