behavioral science

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noun

a science or branch of learning, as psychology or sociology, that derives its concepts from observation of the behavior of living organisms.

Origin of behavioral science

First recorded in 1955–60

OTHER WORDS FROM behavioral science

behavioral scientist, noun

Words nearby behavioral science

behavioral immunogen, behavioral medicine, behavioral pathogen, behavioral psychology, behavioral psychophysics, behavioral science, behaviorism, behaviour, behaviour therapy, behavioural contagion, behavioural science

Words related to behavioral science

sociology

Scientific definitions for behavioral science

behavioral science
[ bĭ-hāv′yə-rəl ]

Any of various scientific disciplines, such as sociology, anthropology, or psychology, in which the actions and reactions of humans and animals are studied through observational and experimental methods.