If You Were a Convicted Defendant Facing Sentencing for Your

question 26

Multiple Choice

If you were a convicted defendant facing sentencing for your crime,based on anchoring and adjustment research,what would you want the judge to do before she sentenced you?

• A)Give a light sentence to another criminal for a similar crime.
• B)Give a harsh sentence to another criminal for a more severe crime.
• C)Read a treatise on the death penalty vs.life imprisonment.
• D)Roll double sixes in a lunchtime game of monopoly with her bailiff.
• E)Read a newspaper article about a crime in which the defendant received a harsh sentence.

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