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Experimental examination about anchoring effect of a lay judge's determination of punishment

Research Project

Project/Area Number 26885019
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Research Activity Start-up

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Research Field Social psychology
Research InstitutionThe University of Tokyo

Principal Investigator

Watamura Eiichiro  東京大学, 人文社会系研究科, 助教 (50732989)

Project Period (FY) 2014-08-29 – 2016-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2015)
Budget Amount *help
¥2,730,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥630,000)
Fiscal Year 2015: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000)
Fiscal Year 2014: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000)
Keywords量刑判断 / 対人認知 / アンカリング効果 / 認知バイアス / 裁判員裁判 / 刑罰 / 法心理学 / 社会心理学 / 量刑分布グラフ / 求刑 / 裁判員
Outline of Final Research Achievements

A psychological experiment on the anchoring effect was performed and verified through sentencing distribution graphs utilized in lay judge trials. After a series of verifications, two points were clear: 1) That the sentence distribution graph's peak, or mode, guided lay judges' sentences; and 2) that those sentences were in line with the prosecutor's recommended sentence. Furthermore, because of its ability to demonstrate ecological results with high validity, this research has been included in academic discussions which, up until now, have seldom encompassed studies on lay judges. The foregoing results are presently being compiled as a study in an international journal.

Report

(3 results)
  • 2015 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2014 Annual Research Report
  • Research Products

    (10 results)

All 2016 2015 2014

All Journal Article (7 results) (of which Peer Reviewed: 7 results) Presentation (3 results)

  • [Journal Article] How Is the Death Penalty System Seen by Young People in Japan?―An Analysis of a Survey of University Students2016

    • Author(s)
      Watamura.E, Saeki. M., Niioka. K., and Wakebe. T.
    • Journal Title

      Advances in Applied Sociology

      Volume: 6 Issue: 02 Pages: 29-35

    • DOI

      10.4236/aasoci.2016.62003

    • Related Report
      2015 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] 「裁判員への説得技法:法廷で人の心を動かす心理学」を超えて2015

    • Author(s)
      石崎千景・荒川歩・菅原郁夫・北村英哉・四宮啓・綿村英一郎
    • Journal Title

      法と心理

      Volume: 15 Pages: 68-76

    • Related Report
      2015 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Changes induced in the representation of learned sequences due to memory consolidation2015

    • Author(s)
      渡辺晃・分部利紘・綿村英一郎・高野 陽太郎
    • Journal Title

      The Japanese Journal of Cognitive Psychology

      Volume: 13 Issue: 1 Pages: 23-30

    • DOI

      10.5265/jcogpsy.13.23

    • NAID

      130005127048

    • ISSN
      1348-7264, 2185-0321
    • Related Report
      2015 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] The Influence of Improper Information on Japanese Lay Judges’ Determination of Punishment2014

    • Author(s)
      Watamura, E., Wakebe, T., & Karasawa, K.
    • Journal Title

      Asian Journal of Criminology

      Volume: 9 Pages: 285-300

    • Related Report
      2014 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] The Automatic Activation of Retributive Motive When Determining Punishment2014

    • Author(s)
      Watamura, E., Wakebe, T., Fujio, M., Itoh, Y., & Karasawa, K.
    • Journal Title

      Psychological Studies

      Volume: 59 Pages: 236-240

    • Related Report
      2014 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] 量刑分布グラフによるアンカリング効果についての実験的検証2014

    • Author(s)
      綿村英一郎・分部利紘・佐伯昌彦
    • Journal Title

      社会心理学研究

      Volume: 30 Pages: 11-20

    • NAID

      110009851556

    • Related Report
      2014 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] 裁判員裁判における審理・評議の在り方を巡る心理学的研究の意義2014

    • Author(s)
      佐伯昌彦・松尾加代・浅井暢子・綿村英一郎・村山綾・笹倉香奈・裁判員経験者
    • Journal Title

      法と心理

      Volume: 14 Pages: 77-81

    • Related Report
      2014 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Presentation] 死刑判断の評議研究2015

    • Author(s)
      綿村英一郎
    • Organizer
      法と心理学会
    • Place of Presentation
      獨協大学(埼玉県・草加市)
    • Year and Date
      2015-10-24
    • Related Report
      2015 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] 一般市民の量刑感覚についての心理学的検証2015

    • Author(s)
      綿村英一郎
    • Organizer
      法社会学会
    • Place of Presentation
      首都大学東京(東京都・八王子市)
    • Year and Date
      2015-05-08
    • Related Report
      2015 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] 個人レベルの判断(日本心理学会シンポジウム「一般市民はどのように法的判断を行うのか?-個人・集団による判断に着目して-」)2014

    • Author(s)
      綿村英一郎
    • Organizer
      日本心理学会
    • Place of Presentation
      同志社大学(京都府京都市)
    • Year and Date
      2014-09-10
    • Related Report
      2014 Annual Research Report

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Published: 2014-09-09   Modified: 2017-05-10  

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