Which Phase of Brainwashing Occurs When Exhaustion, Pressure, and Fear

question 578

Multiple Choice

Which phase of brainwashing occurs when exhaustion, pressure, and fear become so unbearable that the prisoners reach their breaking point and sign false confessions or cooperate to gain relief?

• A) unfreezing
• B) refreezing
• C) change
• D) dissonance

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