Do legal professionals make more rational decisions than nonprofessionals? The biasing effect of the number of verdict-alternatives on conviction rates.

Authors

Amit Pundik (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5835-9073)
Yoram Rabin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3058-058X)
Meir Barneron (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2257-0173)
Yaniv Vaki (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1503-2235)

Institutions

Tel Aviv University (IL)
Hebrew University of Jerusalem (IL)
College of Management Academic Studies (IL)

Publication Details

Journal: Law and Human Behavior
Published: 2026-10-29
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1037/lhb0000682
Primary Topic: Decision-Making and Behavioral Economics
Type: article
Field-Weighted Citation Impact: 0.00

Funders

Israel Science Foundation

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Do legal professionals make more rational decisions than nonprofessionals? The biasing effect of the number of verdict-alternatives on conviction rates.

Amit Pundik, Yoram Rabin, Meir Barneron, Yaniv Vaki

Oct 29, 2026

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Law and Human Behavior

Decision-Making and Behavioral Economics

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Do legal professionals make more rational decisions than nonprofessionals? The biasing effect of the number of verdict-alternatives on conviction rates.

Amit Pundik, Yoram Rabin, Meir Barneron, Yaniv Vaki

October 29, 2026article en

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Law and Human Behavior

Tel Aviv University (IL), Hebrew University of Jerusalem (IL), College of Management Academic Studies (IL)

Israel Science Foundation

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