behavioral science
noun
: a branch of science (such as psychology, sociology, or anthropology) that deals primarily with human action and often seeks to generalize about human behavior in society
behavioral scientist
noun
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It’s based on behavioral science—the study of human behavior through experimentation and observation.
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Mary Clements Evans, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
The company researches behavioral science to help individuals and organizations make important decisions.
—Renée Onque, CNBC, 20 Feb. 2025
But there’s more too, in medicine, in behavioral science, and in the pursuit of longevity and quality of life for people.
—John Werner, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
Keith Humphreys, a professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at Stanford who studies the opioid crisis, says the idea that beefed-up border control could halt or greatly curtail the flow of fentanyl into the country is simply misguided.
—Moises Velasquez-Manoff Robert Petkoff Emma Kehlbeck Zak Mouton, New York Times, 16 Feb. 2025
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Mary Clements Evans, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
The company researches behavioral science to help individuals and organizations make important decisions.
—Renée Onque, CNBC, 20 Feb. 2025
But there’s more too, in medicine, in behavioral science, and in the pursuit of longevity and quality of life for people.
—John Werner, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
Keith Humphreys, a professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at Stanford who studies the opioid crisis, says the idea that beefed-up border control could halt or greatly curtail the flow of fentanyl into the country is simply misguided.
—Moises Velasquez-Manoff Robert Petkoff Emma Kehlbeck Zak Mouton, New York Times, 16 Feb. 2025
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“Behavioral science.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/behavioral%20science. Accessed 4 Apr. 2025.
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