To Demonstrate the Anchoring Phenomenon, Kahneman and Tversky Would Ask

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Multiple Choice

To demonstrate the anchoring phenomenon, Kahneman and Tversky would ask research subjects very difficult questions that should be answered with a number between zero and 100. Before asking for the respondent's answer, they would also spin a large wheel that generated random number outcomes from zero to 100. If the respondents were subject to the anchoring effect, then we should expect that:

• A) their responses are uncorrelated with the numbers generated by the wheel.
• B) their responses are correlated with the numbers generated by the wheel.
• C) their responses are wrong most of the time.
• D) none of the above

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