behavioral science
noun
: a branch of science (such as psychology, sociology, or anthropology) that deals primarily with human action and often seeks to generalize about human behavior in society
behavioral scientist
noun
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Deborah Pickett Democrat Deborah Pickett served in the U.S. Army Reserves as a noncommissioned officer in behavioral science.
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Brittany Carloni, The Indianapolis Star, 17 Sep. 2024
Studying the role of behavioral science in technology isn’t novel, especially when the question is about human behavior and cognitive biases with technology.
—Arnab Chakraborty, Fortune, 4 Sep. 2024
Patricia Grigson, a professor of neural and behavioral sciences at Penn State College of Medicine who led the study, says GLP-1 drugs seem to block the signal in the brain that gets released after eating or taking an addictive substance.
—Emily Mullin, WIRED, 8 Aug. 2024
When the study began in the summer of 2020, participants visited the University of Amsterdam’s behavioral science lab, put on a pair of black headphones and sang the lyrics that appeared on a screen.
—Kyle Melnick, Washington Post, 19 July 2024
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Brittany Carloni, The Indianapolis Star, 17 Sep. 2024
Studying the role of behavioral science in technology isn’t novel, especially when the question is about human behavior and cognitive biases with technology.
—Arnab Chakraborty, Fortune, 4 Sep. 2024
Patricia Grigson, a professor of neural and behavioral sciences at Penn State College of Medicine who led the study, says GLP-1 drugs seem to block the signal in the brain that gets released after eating or taking an addictive substance.
—Emily Mullin, WIRED, 8 Aug. 2024
When the study began in the summer of 2020, participants visited the University of Amsterdam’s behavioral science lab, put on a pair of black headphones and sang the lyrics that appeared on a screen.
—Kyle Melnick, Washington Post, 19 July 2024
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