behavioral science

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noun
  1. 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

1
First recorded in 1955–60

Other words from behavioral science

  • behavioral scientist, noun

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Scientific definitions for behavioral science

behavioral science

[ bĭ-hāvyə-rəl ]


  1. 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.

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