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The fact that experienced courtroom judges allowed judgments from either journalists, or even random sources, to significantly influence their opinions can be explained by ________.

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Answer:Anchoring and adjustment

Explanation:Anchoring and adjustment is a psychological heuristic in which an individual analyzes and evaluate probabilities of intuitive Information. The person considers nearby comparison to the situation they are dealing with so they start with implicit suggestions as reference points (anchor) then one can adjust this implicitly suggested infomation in order to make an estimate.

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