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.
Answer: A
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