Abstract

BANDEIRA, Patrícia Böck  and  SCHEFFER, Ângela Beatriz Busato. Professional Decision Making: contributions from Economic Psychology. Rev. bras. orientac. prof [online]. 2023, vol.24, n.2, pp.165-176.  Epub Oct 25, 2024. ISSN 1984-7270.  https://doi.org/10.26707/1984-7270/2023v24n0205.

The literature on career still predominantly remains immersed in a rational and prescriptive view of the human being, giving little emphasis to cognitive and emotional aspects that influence professional decision-making. This gap can be reduced through the interplay of career studies with the field of economic psychology, an academic field which studies the psychological processes of judgment and decision-making behaviors, to optimize finite resources. This paper presents the main contributions of this field of psychology to better understand professional decision-making. It is expected to foster the adoption of new theoretical perspectives, enabling advancement in academic and methodological discussions, as well as expanding career intervention possibilities.

Keywords : economic psychology; occupational choice; professional development; decision making.

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