Katz, Joel DLewinson, Rebecca Elizabeth2019-11-222019-11-222019-072019-11-22http://hdl.handle.net/10315/36757Numeric 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.Author owns copyright, except where explicitly noted. Please contact the author directly with licensing requests.PsychologyElectronic Thesis or Dissertation2019-11-22Numeric anchoringanchoringpainpain inferencespain inferencerandom numeric anchoringanchoring effectchronic paincognitive biasheuristicsselective accessibility modelrandom numeric anchor