Anchoring and cognitive ability

C-Tier
Journal: Economics Letters
Year: 2010
Volume: 107
Issue: 1
Pages: 66-68

Authors (4)

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0.251 = (α=2.01 / 4 authors) × 0.5x C-tier

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Abstract

We find that the actual willingness to pay for various consumer goods can be manipulated by an uninformative anchor, replicating Ariely et al. (2003). We furthermore demonstrate that the anchoring effect decreases but does not vanish with higher cognitive ability.

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RePEc Handle
repec:eee:ecolet:v:107:y:2010:i:1:p:66-68
Journal Field
General
Author Count
4
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2026-01-25