#4: the anchoring bias

Bias number four is called the anchoring bias, also known as focalism. It is another cognitive bias that affects the way people make decisions.

The anchoring bias describes a person’s tendency to depend too heavily on a certain piece of information offered to make subsequent decisions. Once the mind is set on the anchoring piece of information, all future decision-making processes refer back to this anchored thought.

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