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PMID: 18271859 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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The anchoring-and-adjustment heuristic has been used to account for a wide variety of numerical judgments. Five studies show that adjustment away from a numerical anchor is smaller if the anchor is precise than if it is rounded. Evidence suggests that precise anchors, compared with rounded anchors, are represented on a subjective scale with a finer resolution. If adjustment consists of a series of iterative mental movements along a subjective scale, then an adjustment from a precise anchor should result in a smaller overall correction than an adjustment from a rounded anchor. |
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Authors:
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Chris Janiszewski; Dan Uy |
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Psychological science Volume: 19 ISSN: 0956-7976 ISO Abbreviation: Psychol Sci Publication Date: 2008 Feb |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2008-02-14 Completed Date: 2008-04-22 Revised Date: 2011-05-20 |
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Nlm Unique ID: 9007542 Medline TA: Psychol Sci Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 121-7 Citation Subset: IM |
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Warrington College of Business Administration, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611-1755, USA. chris.janiszewski@cba.ufl.edu |
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Humans Judgment* Mathematics* |
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