Naslov
Students’ Tendencies Towards Using Heuristics in the Decision Making

Autori
Pocrnić, Mirna ; Fratrić Kunac, Silvana ; Kolega, Maja

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Poglavlja u knjigama, znanstveni

Knjiga
MEDITERRANEAN — IMPRESSIONS, CONCEPTS, STORIES

Urednik/ci
Jurčević, Katica ; Kaliterna Lipovčan Ljiljana ; Medić, Rino ; Ramljak, Ozana

Izdavač
Institut društvenih znanosti Ivo Pilar ; Sveučilište Vern ; Hrvatska akademija znanosti i umjetnosti (HAZU) ; EMAN

Grad
Zagreb

Godina
2021

Raspon stranica
541-549

ISBN
978-953-7964-96-2

Ključne riječi
behavioural economy, availability heuristic, representativeness heuristic, loss aversion

Sažetak
Behavioural economy is a discipline which primarily uses evidence from psychology and economy in order to examine human rationality in nearly every part of decision making. Facing complex situations, incomplete information and/or limited amount of time, people tend to use mental shortcuts also known as heuristics. Heuristics are used in numerous situations, but sometimes they lead to systematic errors and cognitive bias. The objective of this work was to examine frequency in using heuristics in decision making among student sample from different fields of study in Croatia. The questionnaire included several situations with availability heuristic, representativeness heuristic and loss aversion possibilities. The questionnaire was available online and it was shared on social media. The sample included 560 students. The research results showed partial tendency in using heuristics. Recommendations for future research are referred to and analysis of the potential influence of the different study fields on the quality of decision making.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

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