Englisch and Mussweiler⭐

Question 1

Year

Answer 1

2001

Question 2

Aim

Answer 2

Determine the effect of a prosecutor’s suggestion for sentencing on the decision making of a judge

Question 3

Sample

Answer 3

19 young trial judges, 15 male, 4 female
- on avg: about 29 yrs, about 9 months experience

Question 4

Procedure

Answer 4

Independent samples
- allowed them to use same case scenario for both conditions

GIVEN
- case materials of alleged rape
- copy of penal code
- 15 minutes to look over
- questionnaire with prosecutor’s sentence
- High anchor: 34 months Low anchor: 2 months

Asked questions including their opinion on the sentence, the realism of the case, and their certainty in their answers.

Question 5

Results and conclusion

Answer 5

Certainty: 4.53
Low and high: 10 month difference in avg sentences

Supports theory of anchoring bias