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Table 2 Sample of materials used for the anchor-relevant and anchor-irrelevant conditions

From: Age similarities in the anchoring effect in emotion intensity judgment

 

Anchor-relevant material sample

Anchor-irrelevant material sample

Scenario of the comparison phase

Mr. Zhang turns 70 years old this year. He is concerned about healthcare products because of his poor health. He just realized that the health product that Mr. Wang persuaded him to buy last week was fake.

Mr. Zhu has just retired. He rides his bike to the food market every day. One day, after he finished shopping, he found that his bicycle, which he had parked on the side of the road, had been knocked down by someone.

Comparison phase

Do you think the anger emotion intensity felt by the protagonist in the scenario is higher or lower than 92?

Do you think the anger emotion intensity felt by the protagonist in the scenario is higher or lower than 87?

Scenario of the judgment phase

(Identical to the comparison phase)

Ms. Zhou has been retired for several years, and she is always concerned about financial products. However, she lost nearly half of her principal last week because of a fraudulent product introduced by someone.

Judgment

phase

In your opinion, what is the anger intensity felt by the protagonist in the scenario?

In your opinion, what is the anger intensity felt by the protagonist in the scenario?

  1. Note. The scenarios are examples of high anchor and older adult tasks, with joy being the target emotion