I have written a blog post on this with detailed explanation of the 'anchoring heuristic'.
http://saperduper.org/post/293243288/wikipedia-donators-anch...
I also posted it on HN http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1007587
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http://saperduper.org/post/293243288/wikipedia-donators-anch...
I also posted it on HN http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1007587