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Hungry judge effect
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<p>The hungry judge effect is the observation that judges' verdicts are more lenient after a meal break. Since the original study, the term has morphed to encompass a stream of research concerned with implications of hunger on economic and social behavior. However, it has been suggested that this may be an artifact of case scheduling. </p>