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."
Cite this page: N., Pam M.S., "SOCIAL ANCHORING," in PsychologyDictionary.org, April 13, 2013, https://psychologydictionary.org/social-anchoring/ (accessed June 20, 2020).
