The aim of investigation was to reveal the factors that have influence on choosing profession – intellectual capabilities and vocational predispositions. The subjects of the research were 304 second form gymnasium pupils (279 pupils from Vilnius Žemynos gymnasium and 25 pupils from Kaunas “Rasos” gymnasium). The age of the subjects was 15 – 17 years. Literature analysis, J. L. Holland’s test, R. Amthauer IST – 70 methodology, statistical analysis (SPSS 10.0 for Windows) were chosen as the research methods. All of our hypotheses were proved to be partly correct. It was found the positive relations between verbal capabilities (III subtest and I+II+III+IV subtests) and Investigative vocational predisposition, negative relations - between verbal capabilities (II subtest) and Conventional vocational predisposition; mathematical capabilities (V subtest and V+VI subtests) have positive correlations with Investigative and Conventional predisposition, but negative ones – with Artistic predisposition; mathematical capabilities (VI subtest) have positive correlations with Conventional predisposition. All the described correlations are very weak (0,190 ≤ r ≤ 0,276; p < 0,01; p < 0,05 and -0,280 ≤ r ≤ -0,194; p < 0,01; p < 0,05). The research revealed that verbal capabilities (II subtest) of Investigative and Social type subgroup’s are higher to compare to Conventional type subgroup F0,01; 0,05 (4,125) = 3,436; verbal capabilities (III subtest) of Investigative type subgroup are higher... [to full text]

Magistro baigiamajame analizuoti ir įvertinti pasirinkimai elgsenos finansų kontekste bei požiūris į perteklinio pasirinkimo situacijas. Pirmojoje darbo dalyje pateikiama racionalios ekonominės elgsenos kritika, apžvelgiama elgsenos finansų disciplina kaip alternatyva vyraujančiai paradigmai, apžvelgiamos dažniausiai pasireiškiančios euristikos bei polinkiai. Pristatoma per didelio pasirinkimo problema bei pateikiami susisteminti šios srities tyrimai. Pagrindžiant empirinio tyrimo metodiką, antrojoje darbo dalyje, remiantis užsienio autorių tyrimais, parenkami tikrinami polinkiai bei euristikos, sudaromas klausimynas, atliekamas pilotinis tyrimas, sudaroma tyrimo anketa, vertinamas patikimumas. Trečiojoje dalyje lyginami ir taikant statistinius metodus analizuojami empirinio tyrimo rezultatai, ieškoma reikšmingų sąsajų, pateikiamos įžvalgos, apibendrinami rezultatai ir apžvelgiamos galimos tolimesnių tyrimų kryptys. Galiausiai pateikiamos išvados ir siūlomos būsimų tyrimų kryptys. / Master‘s thesis aims to analyze and evaluate choices in the context of behavioral finance and attitude towards overchoice. In the first part of the thesis, criticism of rational choice theory is provided, behavioral finance is portrayed as an alternative to mainstream finance and the most common heuristics and biases are reviewed. The problem of overchoice is discussed and research in this field is reviewed. In the second part of the thesis, methodology for studying choice in the context of behavioral finance and approach to overchoice is formed: the most probable heuristics and biases are chosen, a pilot questionnaire is composed, a pilot survey is carried our, the pilot questionnaire is updated to obtain the final version, validity of the survey is evaluated. In the third part of the thesis, survey results are analyzed, statistically significant relations are sought, insights are provided, results are summarized and possible directions for future research are outlined.