Anchoring bias demonstration

Daniel Kahneman describes the concept of "anchoring bias" in his book Thinking, Fast and Slow. This heuristic describes the common human tendency to rely too heavily on the first piece of information offered (the "anchor") when making decisions. Anchoring occurs when individuals use an initial piece of information to make subsequent judgments. Once an anchor is set, other judgments are made by adjusting away from that...

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