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behavioral science

American  

noun

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

behavioral science Scientific  
/ bĭ-hāv′yə-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.

Other Word Forms

  • behavioral scientist noun

Etymology

Origin of behavioral science

First recorded in 1955–60

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