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

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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
Translated title of the contributionWie Attribution von Kompetenz und Skalenfeinheit den Ankerpräzisionseffekt in Verhandlungen und Schätzungen erklären.
Original languageEnglish
JournalSocial Cognition
Volume38
Issue number1
Pages (from-to)40-61
Number of pages22
ISSN0278-016X
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2020

    Research areas

  • Business psychology - Anchoring, Anchor precision, scale-granularity, attribution-of-competence, Negotiations, estimations, First offers

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