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Lost in Numbers? Anchoring Effects in Advertising Claims and Product Information

Conaty, Robert and DALZIEL, Nurdilek (2015) Lost in Numbers? Anchoring Effects in Advertising Claims and Product Information. In: BAM2015 Conference Proceedings, 8-10 September 2015, University of Portsmouth.

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According to anchoring theory, if unsure, human beings are predisposed to treat the first information they see as a starting point when making a judgement. This, often sub-conscious process, means random information can influence decisions in ways consumers are often unaware of. This paper tests this principle in advertising contexts to understand how anchoring may affect the way consumers interpret numbers within marketing messages. The results support the semantic priming and semantic anchoring models, which predict that random numbers will bias estimates when the wording of the ‘anchor’ is similar to the object of the estimate. We present evidence that this is the case even when the information is not directly relevant to the task. Contrastingly, no evidence is found to support the ‘simple numeric priming’ view of anchoring, which predicts that entirely abstract information can bias estimates.

Item Type: Conference or Workshop Item (Paper)
Uncontrolled Keywords: anchoring theory; advertising; product labelling; marketing; selective accessibility
Faculty: Previous Faculty of Business, Education and Law > Business
Event Title: BAM2015 Conference Proceedings
Event Location: University of Portsmouth
Event Dates: 8-10 September 2015
Depositing User: Nurdilek DALZIEL
Date Deposited: 21 Mar 2016 17:36
Last Modified: 24 Feb 2023 13:42
URI: https://eprints.staffs.ac.uk/id/eprint/2285

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