Judging by Heuristic: Cognitive Illusions in Judicial Decision Making

Chris Guthrie, Jeffrey John Rachlinski, Andrew J. Wistrich

2002-01-01articleScholarship @ Cornell Law (Cornell University)78 citationsgreen

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Decision-Making and Behavioral Economics Legal processes and jurisprudence Clinical Reasoning and Diagnostic Skills

Abstract

Many people rely on mental shortcuts, or heuristics, to make complex decisions, but this sometimes leads to inaccurate inferences, or cognitive illusions. A recent study suggests such cognitive illusions influence judicial decision making.

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