Anchoring effect in legal decision-making: A meta-analysis.

2021/02/01 by Piotr Bystranowski, Bartosz Janik, Maciej Próchnicki +1 · 2 citations
Decision Sciences · Social Sciences · Economics, Econometrics and Finance · #Decision-Making and Behavioral Economics #Jury Decision Making Processes #Law, Economics, and Judicial Systems

paper · doi:10.1037/lhb0000438

Abstract

Existing research indicates anchoring effects exist in legal contexts. The influence of anchors seems to depend on some situational factors, which paves the way for future research on countering the problematic effect in legal settings. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2021 APA, all rights reserved).

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