Johanna Murray, a climate campaigner at The National Footprint Foundation, is known in her organization to be a campaigner of caliber and high performance. She has strong networks with the Ministry of Environment and allies with several environmental organizations in the country. Over the years, she has gained substantial knowledge on the issue of climate change. However, recently when she prepared a consolidated report on a conference she attended on climate change, it reflected major loopholes and limited information from the conference. Which of the following, if true, substantiates that Johanna had anchoring bias?
◦ Johanna has attended several conferences where the panel consisted of eminent scientists.
◦ Johanna was moved by the arguments put forth by the first speaker.
◦ The speakers at the conference consisted of renowned environmental scientists and activists.
◦ Johanna participated actively in the interactive session conducted at the end.
◦ Johanna was shocked by the startling facts shown during the concluding session.
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