Pain Intensity Ratings are Altered by Prior Exposure to an Unrelated Numeric Anchor

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dc.contributor.advisorKatz, Joel D
dc.contributor.authorLewinson, Rebecca Elizabeth
dc.date.accessioned2019-11-22T18:52:02Z
dc.date.available2019-11-22T18:52:02Z
dc.date.copyright2019-07
dc.date.issued2019-11-22
dc.date.updated2019-11-22T18:52:02Z
dc.degree.disciplinePsychology(Functional Area: Clinical Psychology)
dc.degree.levelMaster's
dc.degree.nameMA - Master of Arts
dc.description.abstractNumeric anchoring occurs when exposure to a numeric quantity biases a persons subsequent judgment involving other quantities. This study aimed to determine whether exposure to a random numeric anchor influences how a hypothetical patients pain is perceived. 385 participants read a vignette describing a patient with chronic pain before being randomly assigned to one of four groups. Participants in Groups 1 and 2 spun an online wheel (0-10) designed to land on a high number (8) or a low number (2), respectively. Group 3 spun a similar wheel (A-K) designed to land on a C or I. Group 4 did not spin a wheel. Participants then rated the patients pain intensity using a 0-10 numeric rating scale. This study found that numeric anchoring did influence the perception of a patients pain; however, the anchoring effect was seen only in those who believed they had been influenced by the anchor.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10315/36757
dc.languageen
dc.rightsAuthor owns copyright, except where explicitly noted. Please contact the author directly with licensing requests.
dc.subjectPsychology
dc.subject.keywordsNumeric anchoring
dc.subject.keywordsanchoring
dc.subject.keywordspain
dc.subject.keywordspain inferences
dc.subject.keywordspain inference
dc.subject.keywordsrandom numeric anchoring
dc.subject.keywordsanchoring effect
dc.subject.keywordschronic pain
dc.subject.keywordscognitive bias
dc.subject.keywordsheuristics
dc.subject.keywordsselective accessibility model
dc.subject.keywordsrandom numeric anchor
dc.titlePain Intensity Ratings are Altered by Prior Exposure to an Unrelated Numeric Anchor
dc.typeElectronic Thesis or Dissertation

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