4 groups of candidates undergoing selection for officers' school were asked to mark their assessment, in percentages, on two questions: their likelihood of becoming officers and the commonness of phones in Europe. The assessments were marked on identical scales, 2 presented vertically and 2 horizontally. The 0-point was either at the top or bottom, left or right of the scales. The range of the distribution of the responses to the emotionally loaded question (assessment as officer) when presented on a vertical scale with the 0-point on top was significantly greater than any other. Possible explanation is offered in terms of scanning as it is affected by anchor point.
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