#8876. Combined Anchoring: Prosecution and defense claims as sequential anchors in the courtroom

October 2026publication date
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Pathology and Forensic Medicine;
Applied Psychology;
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Abstract:
As the prosecution has the privilege to present its demand first, some scholars have speculated about an anchoring-based unfair disadvantage for the defence. Here, we aimed to test the hypothesis that the last word in court has a recency advantage (a recency effect) or that order does not matter as both demands even each other out (a combined anchor).
Keywords:
anchor effect; anchoring; criminal law; legal decisions; primacy; sentencing

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