1. An impulsive or premature response to a question. 2. An error in which an item from a list is recalled prematurely, or earlier in the list than it appeared.
ANTICIPATORY ERROR: "The person committed an anticipatory error when he or she thought he or she knew the ending to the quiz question before hearing it, and therefore got it wrong. "
Cite this page: N., Pam M.S., "ANTICIPATORY ERROR," in PsychologyDictionary.org, April 7, 2013, https://psychologydictionary.org/anticipatory-error/ (accessed February 25, 2020).
