Definition of "anchoring" []

• The tendency of people to place subsequently refined answers to a given question close to the initially estimated answer, giving unduly weight to the initial answer, such as adjusting the initial estimate of "20%" to "30%" when "90%" would be more appropriate. (noun)
• Present participle of anchor. (verb)

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• "Chase said seeing more than one choice might also help doctors move away from what he called "anchoring," or getting too attached to a diagnosis."
• "Has also blocked eight shots thus far in anchoring Hawks '2-1 start."
• "I have a few more introspective playlists too … anchoring is a good thing."