englich & mussweiler

Question 1

anchoring bias

Answer 1

a tendency to rely too heavily on the first piece or information offered (the anchor) when making decisions

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relying on initial piece of information while making subsequent judgments

Question 2

aim

Answer 2

to determine the role of anchoring bias in sentancing in the courtroom

Question 3

participants

Answer 3

19 judges (15m, 4w)
mean age of 39
with an average 9 months of experiance

Question 4

procedure

Answer 4

the 19 judges were given a scenario of a rape case in which the demand drom the prosecutor was either a 34 or a 2 month sentance (the sentance’s length was the IV)

Question 5

results

Answer 5

the judges who were told that the prosecutor demanded a sentence of 34 months they recommended on average 8 months longer than when they were tolf that the sentence should be 2 months for the same crime