The systematic tendency to rely too heavily on the first piece of information encountered when making subsequent judgments or decisions.
From Latin 'ancora' (anchor) + Old French 'biais' (slant). Being slanted by an initial anchor.
Anchoring bias means the first number you hear sticks — a high initial price makes a 'discount' seem amazing, even if the final price is still too much!
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