THE IRRATIONAL HUNGRY JUDGE EFFECT REVISITED: SIMULATIONS REVEAL THAT THE MAGNITUDE OF THE EFFECT IS OVERESTIMATED

The irrational hungry judge effect revisited: Simulations reveal that the magnitude of the effect is overestimated

Danziger, Levav and Avnaim-Pesso (2011) analyzed legal rulings of Israeli parole boards concerning the effect of serial order in which cases are presented within ruling sessions.They found that the probability of a favorable decision drops from about 65% to almost 0% from the first ruling to the last ruling within each session and that the rate of

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Study protocol for The Emory 3q29 Project: evaluation of neurodevelopmental, psychiatric, and medical symptoms in 3q29 deletion syndrome

Abstract Background 3q29 deletion syndrome is caused by a recurrent hemizygous 1.6 Mb deletion on the long arm of chromosome 3.The syndrome is rare (1 in 30,000 individuals) and is associated with mild to moderate intellectual disability, increased risk for autism and anxiety, and a 40-fold increased risk for schizophrenia, along with a host of phy

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Prevalence, Distribution, and Histopathological Features of Malignant Tumors Reported at Tertiary Level in Afghanistan: A 3-Year Study

Haider Ali Malakzai,1 Ahmed Maseh Haidary,1 Saleema Gulzar,2 Mujtaba Haidari,1 Abdul Sami Ibrahimkhil,3 Ramin Saadaat,1 Ahmadullah Hakimi,1 Sayed Murtaza Sadat Hofiani,4 Soma Rahmani,5 Jamshid Abdul-Ghafar1 1Department of Pathology and Clinical Laboratory, French Medical Institute for Mothers and Children (FMIC), Kabul, Afghanistan; 2School of Nurs

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