We conducted a meta-analysis to examine whether numeric decision-making in law is susceptible to the effect of (possibly arbitrary) values present in the decision contexts (anchoring effect) and to investigate which factors might moderate this effect.

Bystranowski, P., Janik, B., Próchnicki, M., & Skórska, P. (2021). Anchoring effect in legal decision-making: A meta-analysis. Law and Human Behavior, 45(1), 1-23. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/lhb0000438

 

This research has received funding from the European Research Council (ERC) under the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation program [grant agreement 805498].