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Perceptual and cognitive judgments show both anchoring and repulsion

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Spicer, Jake, Zhu, Jian-Qiao, Chater, Nick and Sanborn, Adam N. (2022) Perceptual and cognitive judgments show both anchoring and repulsion. Psychological Science, 33 (9). pp. 1395-1407. doi:10.1177/09567976221089599 ISSN 1467-9280.

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Abstract

One of the most robust effects in cognitive psychology is anchoring: judgments show a bias towards previously viewed values. However, in what is essentially the same task, a perceptual illusion demonstrates the opposite effect of repulsion. Here we unite these two literatures, testing in two experiments with adults (total N=200) whether prior comparative decisions bias cognitive and perceptual judgments in opposing directions, or whether anchoring and repulsion are two domain-general biases whose co-occurrence has so far gone undetected. We find that in both perceptual and cognitive tasks anchoring and repulsion co-occur, with the direction of the bias depending on the comparison value: distant values attract judgments, while nearby values repulse judgments. As none of the leading theories for either effect account for both biases, theoretical integration is needed. As a starting point, we describe one such integration based on sampling models of cognition.

Item Type: Journal Article
Subjects: B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology
Divisions: Faculty of Social Sciences > Warwick Business School > Behavioural Science
Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Science > Psychology
Faculty of Social Sciences > Warwick Business School
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): Cognitive psychology, Decision making , Judgment -- Psychological aspects, Attitude (Psychology), Prejudices
Journal or Publication Title: Psychological Science
Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd.
ISSN: 1467-9280
Official Date: September 2022
Dates:
DateEvent
September 2022Published
25 July 2022Available
30 January 2022Accepted
Volume: 33
Number: 9
Page Range: pp. 1395-1407
DOI: 10.1177/09567976221089599
Status: Peer Reviewed
Publication Status: Published
Access rights to Published version: Open Access (Creative Commons)
Date of first compliant deposit: 25 July 2022
Date of first compliant Open Access: 25 July 2022
RIOXX Funder/Project Grant:
Project/Grant IDRIOXX Funder NameFunder ID
817492-SAMPLINGEuropean Research Councilhttp://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100000781
ES/P008976/1[ESRC] Economic and Social Research Councilhttp://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100000269
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