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How the Anchoring Effect Sets Your Price Expectations
Episode 73 of Marketing Psychology dives into the anchoring effect: why the first number you see becomes a mental reference point that shapes every subsequent decision. Lucas and Luna explore the classic 1974 Tversky and Kahneman wheel-of-fortune study, where a random spin influenced judges' estimates by as much as 40%. Then they examine modern retail examples — from a $200 winter jacket marked down to $120 to a real estate listing starting at $850,000. The episode unpacks why anchors stick even when they're obviously arbitrary, and how marketers can ethically set anchors that frame…
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