behavioural science
Psychology and sociology
Behavioural science is the study of human and animal actions, decisions, and interactions through systematic observation and experiment.
The field encompasses psychology, sociology, anthropology, and economics insofar as they examine how organisms behave.
Behavioural science suggests people don't always act rationally.
The spelling is British; American English uses behavioral.
- sociobiologyStudy of inherited social behaviors
- ethologyStudy of animal conduct
- nature vs nurtureWhat shapes us more
- psychologyStudy of mind, behavior
- sociologyStudy of human communities
neuroscience · evolutionary psychology · fight or flight · classical conditioning · decision-making · cognitive dissonance · cognition · social norms · peer pressure · herd mentality · social cues · operant conditioning · reward system · habit formation · habit loop · motivation · neurobiology · rational choice
behavioural sciencephysical science
Study of inanimate matter and energy
physics · natural science · chemistry · astrophysics · materials science
behavioural sciencephilosophy
Study of fundamental truths
metaphysics · theology · folk psychology · intuition · superstition
behavioural sciencehard science
Empirically rigorous research field
exact science · mathematics · physical sciences · precision engineering
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