Anchoring

TagLast edit: Oct 29, 2020, 9:34 PM by jimrandomh

Anchoring is the use of a reference value when estimating a quantitative value, and the bias that results if the reference point used isn’t suitable for that purpose.

Anchoring is a special case of priming.

LW anchoring experiment: maybe

gwernJan 23, 2013, 10:41 PM

23 points

23 comments1 min readLW link

Blue- and Yellow-Tinted Choices

Scott AlexanderMay 13, 2010, 10:35 PM

75 points

57 comments4 min readLW link

Anchoring and Adjustment

Eliezer YudkowskySep 7, 2007, 9:33 PM

82 points

22 comments2 min readLW link

Setting the Zero Point

Duncan Sabien (Deactivated)Dec 9, 2022, 6:06 AM

91 points

43 comments20 min readLW link 1 review

An Anchoring Experiment: Results

praseApr 3, 2011, 10:48 PM

28 points

21 comments2 min readLW link

Self-Anchoring

Eliezer YudkowskyOct 22, 2007, 6:11 AM

47 points

10 comments2 min readLW link

Making better estimates with scarce information

Stan PinsentMar 22, 2023, 5:40 PM

11 points

5 comments10 min readLW link

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Anchoring

LW an­chor­ing ex­per­i­ment: maybe

Blue- and Yel­low-Tinted Choices

An­chor­ing and Adjustment

Set­ting the Zero Point

An An­chor­ing Ex­per­i­ment: Results