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behavioral science

The definition of behavioral science is a branch of science that deals with human action and makes generalizations about social behavior.

(noun)

Psychology and anthropology are each an example of behavioral science.

See behavioral science in Webster's New World College Dictionary

any of several studies, as sociology, psychology, anthropology, etc., that examine human activities in an attempt to discover recurrent patterns and to formulate rules about social behavior

See behavioral science in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A scientific discipline, 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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