October 22, 2024 8:01 PM
COGNITIVE BIASES
By Staff Reporters
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According to colleague Dan Ariely PhD, anchoring is the mental trick your brain plays when it latches onto the first piece of information it gets, no matter how irrelevant. You might know this as ‘ first impressions ’ – when someone relies on their own first idea of a person or situation.
Imagine you’re buying a car, and the salesperson starts with a high price. That number sticks in your mind and influences all your subsequent negotiations. Anchoring can skew our decisions and perceptions, making us think the first offer is more important than it is. Or, subsequent offers lower than they really are.
So, the next time you’re haggling or making a big decision, be aware of that initial anchor dragging you down.
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Posted by Dr. David Edward Marcinko MBA MEd CMP™
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