Choose the answer that best addresses the question posed.

 

Negotiators can succeed if they can predict when and how their adversary might deviate from a rational pattern during negotiations. Imagine you are the vendor for a major company. 

The company wants a discount and is threatening to go to a competing firm.

 You emphasize that it would be a shame, since the company already invested millions with your firm. Which cognitive bias are you using?

 

Anchoring

 

Fixed-sum outcomes

 

Escalation of commitment

 

Overreliance on readily available information