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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What’s driving change now is the use of behavioral science to influence financial decisions.
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Nandan Sheth, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025
This study relied on information supplied by family members and didn’t follow participants’ health over time, said Edith Sullivan, PhD, professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at the Stanford University School of Medicine.
—Cathy Nelson, Health, 7 May 2025
For three months, David worked with a private investigator and a former F.B.I. behavioral science expert to explore whether Ted could be the Unabomber.
—Serge F. Kovaleski, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2025
The movement-flow connection also reinforces one of the central findings in behavioral science: context shapes cognition.
—Ximena Araya-Fischel, Forbes.com, 19 Apr. 2025
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Nandan Sheth, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025
This study relied on information supplied by family members and didn’t follow participants’ health over time, said Edith Sullivan, PhD, professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at the Stanford University School of Medicine.
—Cathy Nelson, Health, 7 May 2025
For three months, David worked with a private investigator and a former F.B.I. behavioral science expert to explore whether Ted could be the Unabomber.
—Serge F. Kovaleski, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2025
The movement-flow connection also reinforces one of the central findings in behavioral science: context shapes cognition.
—Ximena Araya-Fischel, Forbes.com, 19 Apr. 2025
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“Behavioral science.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/behavioral%20science. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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