{
  "term": "Behavioral Science",
  "slug": "behavioral-science",
  "concept_id": "TBD",
  "tile_type": "science_anchor",
  "version": "1.5",
  "updated": "2026-07-03",
  "url": "https://agencyscience.org/lexicon/behavioral-science/",
  "in_brief": "Behavioral science is the empirical study of how humans and animals act, tested by controlled observation rather than introspection alone.",
  "glossary_definition": "Behavioral science is an empirical, interdisciplinary field of study that investigates how humans and animals act: how behavior is learned, cued, valued, and changed, through controlled observation and experiment rather than introspection alone.",
  "license": "CC BY-ND 4.0",
  "definedTermSet": "The Lexicon of Agency Science",
  "publisher": "The Institute of Agency Science",
  "author": "Steven J. Martel",
  "copyrightHolder": "Martel IP Holdings, Inc.",
  "related": [
    "behavioral-law-of-agency"
  ]
}