SOCIAL ANCHORING

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N., Pam M.S.
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basing your attitudes, actions and values on the position by taken by other people. Social anchoring implies a person's lack of capability in making accurate and independent judgements.

SOCIAL ANCHORING: "Social anchoring implies a person's inability to make independent judgements."

Related Psychology Terms

  1. CONDITIONAL POSITIVE REGARD
  2. MOVEMENT CONFORMITY
  3. SOCIAL PERCEPTION
  4. MOOD-AS-IN FORMAT ION THEORY
  5. SOCIAL RESISTANCE
  6. SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY
  7. KOHLBERG'S THEORY
  8. PRIMARY GROUP
  9. TRADITION-DIRECTED
  10. INTERPERSONAL CONFLICT
Cite this page: N., Pam M.S., "SOCIAL ANCHORING," in PsychologyDictionary.org, April 13, 2013, https://psychologydictionary.org/social-anchoring/ (accessed September 9, 2019).
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