Anchoring
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Anchoring is a noun meaning The act or means by which something is anchored or made firm.
Meaning
The act or means by which something is anchored or made firm.
More Meanings
- present participle and gerund of anchor
- (psychology) The tendency of people to place subsequently refined answers to a given question close to the initially estimated answer, giving undue weight to the initial answer, such as adjusting an initial estimate of 20% to 30% when 90% would be more appropriate.
Example Sentences
Stripped of its temporal anchorings, what remains of Geddes's thinking was its inactual or anachronic idealism, which often isolated him from his contemporaries […]
Word Forms
- anchorings
Synonyms for anchoring
Depending on context, synonyms include focalism.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include linchpin, ground, lynchpin, anchorman, anchorperson, mainstay.
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