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behavioral scientist

American  
[bi-hayv-yer-uhl sahy-uhn-tist] / bɪˈheɪv yər əl ˈsaɪ ən tɪst /

noun

  1. a person engaged in or having expertise in behavioral science.


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“Families over the past decade are really putting more and more of an emphasis on advisers who care about the full family,” said Ashley Agnew, a behavioral scientist at financial services firm Edward Jones.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026

In a 2023 interview with the American Psychological Association, behavioral scientist Coltan Scrivner shared these insights about the psychology of fear and morbid curiosity:

From Salon • May 17, 2024

Plus, Maddie talks with canine behavioral scientist Clive Wynne, who wrote a response essay to Andrew’s story, about whether a dog could really fall in love with a robot.

From Slate • Jul. 29, 2023

But these households are particularly vulnerable to gun injuries, said Rebeccah Sokol, a behavioral scientist at the University of Michigan and a co-author of the study.

From New York Times • Jun. 23, 2023

A behavioral scientist could hardly design a better experiment in his laboratory.

From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt