Heuristic Decision Making
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23655239 |
|---|---|
| Authors | E G Carmines (0000-0002-3935-0564, Indiana University Bloomington), Nicholas J D''Amico (0009-0003-0707-8978, Indiana University Bloomington) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Pages | 1-13 |
| Publication date | 2015-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | OTHER |
| Venue | Emerging Trends in the Social and Behavioral Sciences (JOURNAL) |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/9781118900772.etrds0159 |
| OpenAlex | W1503006616 |
| ISBN | 9781118900772 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 30 |
The idea of decision‐making shortcuts, or heuristics, originated in psychological work explaining why individuals diverged from rational behavior. Political scientists have viewed shortcuts more positively. Applied to research on voter decision‐making processes, scholars have discovered the ubiquitous use of shortcuts by voters. These shortcuts are simplified decision‐making strategies that help voters compensate for a lack of detailed political knowledge about candidates and issues. Despite their widespread use, scholars continue to debate over whether these shortcuts are truly useful tools in helping citizens make good choices in the voting booth. Recent work has suggested that one fruitful way to resolve this debate is to consider the influence of political institutions and the ways in which they structure the decision environment. In this essay, we explore the psychological origins of heuristic research, its application to political science, and the ensuing debates over the efficacy of these shortcuts. We end with a discussion of recent research on institutions and the decision‐making environment, and how these factors might alter what scholars know about heuristic decision making.
Data science · Epistemology · Heuristic · Heuristics · Management science · Operations research · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Voting · Voting behavior · Work (physics) · Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science · Electoral Systems and Political Participation · Engineering · Experimental Behavioral Economics Studies · Law · Psychology · Social and Intergroup Psychology
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How Voters Decide
The Economic Vote
Post-Broadcast Democracy
Subjective probability
Invariants of Human Behavior
Reconsidering the Rational Public
The Reasoning Voter
Taking Sides
Reasoning and Choice
Elements of Reason
Models of Man
An Exploration of Correct Voting in Recent U.S. Presidential Elections
On Hearing and Interpreting Political Messages
Making Citizens Smart
Conceptual Foundations of Citizen Competence
Can Partisan Cues Diminish Democratic Accountability
Heuristics Behaving Badly
Uninformed Votes
The Political Environment and Ballot Proposition Awareness
The Role of Partisan Stereotypes in Information Processing about Political Candidates
Measuring Political Knowledge
Heuristic Decision Making
Availability
Voter heuristics and political cognition in Italy
Voting Correctly
Shortcuts Versus Encyclopedias
Attitude Attribution
Information Effects in Collective Preferences
| Unique citing works | 4 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,57 |
| Citation span | 2019 - 2023 (5) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |