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ANCHORING-AND-ADJUSTMENT HEURISTIC [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2023-09-18
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Human Behaviour
- Social Psychology
- Cognitive Psychology
- Industrial and Economic Psychology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- anchoring-and-adjustment heuristic
1, record 1, English, anchoring%2Dand%2Dadjustment%20heuristic
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- anchoring and adjustment heuristic 2, record 1, English, anchoring%20and%20adjustment%20heuristic
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... anchoring-and-adjustment heuristic is a cognitive process in which the anchor is taken as a first rough estimate which is known to be imprecise and which is then adjusted to a sufficiently plausible estimate. 3, record 1, English, - anchoring%2Dand%2Dadjustment%20heuristic
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Comportement humain
- Psychologie sociale
- Psychologie cognitive
- Psychologie industrielle et économique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- heuristique d'ancrage et d'ajustement
1, record 1, French, heuristique%20d%27ancrage%20et%20d%27ajustement
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- heuristique d'ajustement et d'ancrage 2, record 1, French, heuristique%20d%27ajustement%20et%20d%27ancrage
correct, feminine noun
- heuristique d'ancrage-ajustement 3, record 1, French, heuristique%20d%27ancrage%2Dajustement
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] l'heuristique d'ancrage-ajustement [...] pose que le sujet opère des estimations en partant d'une valeur initiale qu'il ajuste, dans une direction et une proportion déterminées par d'autres aspects de la situation, jusqu'à fournir une valeur finale (p. ex. sa réponse). La valeur initiale, ou «ancre», peut être suggérée par la formulation du problème ou résulter d'un calcul partiel. 3, record 1, French, - heuristique%20d%27ancrage%20et%20d%27ajustement
Record 1, Key term(s)
- euristique d'ancrage et d'ajustement
- euristique d'ajustement et d'ancrage
- euristique d'ancrage-ajustement
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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