Our sense of who we are is thought to be influenced by things like our…
Browsing: Behavioral Science
Behavioral science is the interdisciplinary study of how humans and animals behave, make decisions, and interact with their environments. Drawing from psychology, sociology, anthropology, economics, and neuroscience, it seeks to understand the cognitive, emotional, social, and environmental factors that drive behavior. Researchers in this field explore everything from habits and motivation to group dynamics and decision-making processes. Behavioral science plays a vital role in areas such as public health, education, marketing, and policy design, helping to craft strategies that influence behavior in positive, evidence-based ways. New findings continue to shed light on why we act the way we do—and how behavior can be changed for better outcomes.
Social distancing during COVID-19 creates new contexts for drug use. People have traded in nightclubs…
A team of scientists has concluded that our cognitive limitations lead to probability distortions and…
Scientists built a computer model of a simple brain network based on that of a…
When It Comes to Supporting Candidates, Ideology Trumps Race and Gender Prejudiced people will still…
In new book, Prof. Katherine D. Kinzler argues that how you speak reflects who you…
New Brain Study Shows How Obeying Orders Can Dull Our Empathy War atrocities are sometimes…
Deep inside the brain the putamen, not just the cortex, contributes to multitasking ability. Multitasking…
There is no question that motivation is one of the hardest and yet important factors…
Transgender and gender-diverse adults are three to six times more likely as cisgender adults (individuals…
As the global count of COVID-19 infections heads towards the 20M mark, the pandemic has…
Researchers at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh and Promundo-US found that men who harbor more…
Our brains have an upper limit on how much they can process at once due…
Findings could help explain why children who suffer trauma often face poor health later in…
Mountain gorillas that live in oversized groups may have to limit the number of strong…
Study shows how traumatic experiences can leave their mark on a person’s eyes. New research…
What is real can seem pretty arbitrary. It’s easy to be fooled by misinformation disguised…
The fear that people developed at the start of the COVID-19 outbreak has given way…