Judges’ verdicts can be swayed by lunch (Hungry Judge Effect) - Psych Papers

Are judicial rulings based solely on laws and facts? While judges are supposed to be rational, mechanical, and deliberative, they are also humans and are prone to being “hangry”. Psych PhD Chris Cole and cohost Joseph Tajaran discuss the “The Hungry Judge Effect” where researchers Danziger, Levav, and Avnaim-Pesso tested this idea in the context of parole decisions made by experienced judges. They wanted to see how extraneous factors, such as lunch or a snack break, can sway a judge’s decision on whether a prisoner receives parole or not.

Follow-Up Research: We surveyed over 300 people to learn what types of foods people crave toward when they’re experiencing different emotions. What foods do you crave when you’re sad? When you’re bored?

00:00 Introductions
01:05 Hungry Judge Study Setup
02:33 Methods
04:18 Results
07:25 Research Takeaway
08:55 Annoying quirk when doing research in industry
09:56 Now for the academic tea portion of this episode
13:09 FOLLOW-UP RESEARCH: I’M HUNGRY AND SAD
13:40 Follow-Up Study Research Methods
14:56 Do you tend to eat food as a way to cope with or regulate your emotions
15:33 What do sad people crave?
16:30 What do bored people crave?
18:53 What do anxious people crave?
19:39 What do happy people crave?
19:57 The people who bring donuts in the morning have their life together
21:38 Follow-Up Study Results Summary

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