Bounded Rationality in Career Choices: How Cognitive Biases Appear in Adolescent Career Exploration

Ghassani Swaryandini, Geetanjali Basarkod, Clarence Ng, Philip Parker, Jason Tangen, Michael Noetel, School of Psychology, The University of Queensland, Institute for Positive Psychology and Education, Australian Catholic University, Institute for Learning Sciences and Teacher Education, Australian Catholic University

Journal of Career Development

Published online on April 25, 2026

Abstract

Journal of Career Development, Volume 53, Issue 4, Page 396-414, August 2026.
Adolescents face high-stakes career decisions under uncertainty. Yet, while bounded rationality research has established that cognitive biases can systematically distort human judgement and decision-making, we know little about how these biases appear in ...