A Case Study on Representativeness Heuristic in Employed and Unemployed Women in Turkey
Abstract
This study discusses whether decisions made under uncertain conditions are affected by the representativeness heuristic in terms of employed and unemployed women. For this purpose, we investigated whether female physicians and housewives use prior information when making predictions. The main purpose of study is to understand the disadvantaged position of women in the labor market. The study’s main contribution to the literature is to explore the effect of the representativeness heuristic on women’s deviations from rationality. To measure the representativeness heuristic, 14 questions were asked to 428 employed and unemployed women with an online survey. Our results were consistent with the literature, and we concluded that decisions made under uncertain conditions are influencedby the representativeness heuristic, resulting in deviations from rationality
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Details
Primary Language
English
Subjects
Women's Studies
Journal Section
Research Article
Publication Date
September 17, 2022
Submission Date
October 25, 2021
Acceptance Date
May 15, 2022
Published in Issue
Year 2022 Volume: 23 Number: 1
APA
Yerlikaya, A., & Özyakışır, D. (2022). A Case Study on Representativeness Heuristic in Employed and Unemployed Women in Turkey. Kadın/Woman/2000, 23(1), 67-92. https://izlik.org/JA74AE28HW
AMA
1.Yerlikaya A, Özyakışır D. A Case Study on Representativeness Heuristic in Employed and Unemployed Women in Turkey. JWS. 2022;23(1):67-92. https://izlik.org/JA74AE28HW
Chicago
Yerlikaya, Aysun, and Deniz Özyakışır. 2022. “A Case Study on Representativeness Heuristic in Employed and Unemployed Women in Turkey”. Kadın/Woman/2000 23 (1): 67-92. https://izlik.org/JA74AE28HW.
EndNote
Yerlikaya A, Özyakışır D (September 1, 2022) A Case Study on Representativeness Heuristic in Employed and Unemployed Women in Turkey. Kadın/Woman 2000 23 1 67–92.
IEEE
[1]A. Yerlikaya and D. Özyakışır, “A Case Study on Representativeness Heuristic in Employed and Unemployed Women in Turkey”, JWS, vol. 23, no. 1, pp. 67–92, Sept. 2022, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA74AE28HW
ISNAD
Yerlikaya, Aysun - Özyakışır, Deniz. “A Case Study on Representativeness Heuristic in Employed and Unemployed Women in Turkey”. Kadın/Woman 2000 23/1 (September 1, 2022): 67-92. https://izlik.org/JA74AE28HW.
JAMA
1.Yerlikaya A, Özyakışır D. A Case Study on Representativeness Heuristic in Employed and Unemployed Women in Turkey. JWS. 2022;23:67–92.
MLA
Yerlikaya, Aysun, and Deniz Özyakışır. “A Case Study on Representativeness Heuristic in Employed and Unemployed Women in Turkey”. Kadın/Woman/2000, vol. 23, no. 1, Sept. 2022, pp. 67-92, https://izlik.org/JA74AE28HW.
Vancouver
1.Aysun Yerlikaya, Deniz Özyakışır. A Case Study on Representativeness Heuristic in Employed and Unemployed Women in Turkey. JWS [Internet]. 2022 Sep. 1;23(1):67-92. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA74AE28HW