How attribution-of-competence and scale-granularity explain the anchor precision effect in negotiations and estimations.

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How attribution-of-competence and scale-granularity explain the anchor precision effect in negotiations and estimations. / Frech, Marie-Lena; Loschelder, David D.; Friese, Malte.

in: Social Cognition, Jahrgang 38, Nr. 1, 2020, S. 40-61.

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title = "How attribution-of-competence and scale-granularity explain the anchor precision effect in negotiations and estimations.",
abstract = "Precise numbers are more potent anchors than round ones. Two theoretical mechanisms have been suggested to account for this anchor precision effect: (1) the scale-granularity account postulates that individuals adjust away from the anchor in smaller steps on a finer-grained mental scale, and (2) the attribution-of-competence account postulates that people ascribe more competence to a precise-opening individual. Direct empirical evidence for both accounts is scarce, however, and exists mainly for the attribution-of-competence account in a negotiation context. In two experiments, we examined the two competing mechanisms simultaneously (Experiment 1) and contrasted them in a negotiation and in an estimation context (Experiment 2). Moreover, we developed and validated (Pilot Study) a direct measurement of scale-granularity. Mediation analyses showed that both attribution-of-competence and, for the first time, scale-granularity mediate the anchor-precision effect. The results refine our theoretical understanding of anchor precision. Implications for decision-making, negotiation, and estimation research are discussed.Read More: https://guilfordjournals.com/doi/abs/10.1521/soco.2020.38.1.40",
keywords = "Business psychology, Anchoring, Anchor precision, scale-granularity, attribution-of-competence, Negotiations, estimations, First offers",
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language = "English",
volume = "38",
pages = "40--61",
journal = "Social Cognition",
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N2 - Precise numbers are more potent anchors than round ones. Two theoretical mechanisms have been suggested to account for this anchor precision effect: (1) the scale-granularity account postulates that individuals adjust away from the anchor in smaller steps on a finer-grained mental scale, and (2) the attribution-of-competence account postulates that people ascribe more competence to a precise-opening individual. Direct empirical evidence for both accounts is scarce, however, and exists mainly for the attribution-of-competence account in a negotiation context. In two experiments, we examined the two competing mechanisms simultaneously (Experiment 1) and contrasted them in a negotiation and in an estimation context (Experiment 2). Moreover, we developed and validated (Pilot Study) a direct measurement of scale-granularity. Mediation analyses showed that both attribution-of-competence and, for the first time, scale-granularity mediate the anchor-precision effect. The results refine our theoretical understanding of anchor precision. Implications for decision-making, negotiation, and estimation research are discussed.Read More: https://guilfordjournals.com/doi/abs/10.1521/soco.2020.38.1.40

AB - Precise numbers are more potent anchors than round ones. Two theoretical mechanisms have been suggested to account for this anchor precision effect: (1) the scale-granularity account postulates that individuals adjust away from the anchor in smaller steps on a finer-grained mental scale, and (2) the attribution-of-competence account postulates that people ascribe more competence to a precise-opening individual. Direct empirical evidence for both accounts is scarce, however, and exists mainly for the attribution-of-competence account in a negotiation context. In two experiments, we examined the two competing mechanisms simultaneously (Experiment 1) and contrasted them in a negotiation and in an estimation context (Experiment 2). Moreover, we developed and validated (Pilot Study) a direct measurement of scale-granularity. Mediation analyses showed that both attribution-of-competence and, for the first time, scale-granularity mediate the anchor-precision effect. The results refine our theoretical understanding of anchor precision. Implications for decision-making, negotiation, and estimation research are discussed.Read More: https://guilfordjournals.com/doi/abs/10.1521/soco.2020.38.1.40

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KW - scale-granularity

KW - attribution-of-competence

KW - Negotiations

KW - estimations

KW - First offers

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