anchoring
English
noun
Definitions
- The act or means by which something is anchored or made firm.
- (psychology) The tendency of people to place subsequently refined answers to a given question close to the initially estimated answer, giving unduly weight to the initial answer, such as adjusting the initial estimate of "20%" to "30%" when "90%" would be more appropriate.
Etymology
Affix from English anchor.
Origin
English
anchor
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- anchor English
- anchorable English
- anchorage English
- anchoreth English
- anchorhold English
- anchorless English
- anchorlike English
- anchorman English
- anchorperson English
- coanchor English
- disanchor English
- unanchor English
- アンカー Japanese
- anker Middle English
- anka Tok Pisin
- angko Chuukese
- angkaa Broome Pearling Lugger Pidgin