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.
Answer: B
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