Health Behavior addresses the behavioral, social, and cultural factors related to or driving individual and population health and health disparities. Students in our program apply social and ...

The study of animal behavior is a cornerstone of psychology for several reasons. Ethology, or the study of animals in their natural habitats, sheds light on how animals interact with each other ...

Consumer behavior—or how people buy and use goods and services—is a rich field of psychological research, particularly for companies trying to sell products to as many potential customers as ...

Each episode of this journey through a disease state contains both a physician guide and a downloadable/printable patient ...

Many predictive models don’t work well across different settings and populations. But testing them on diverse data can help, ...

Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education (DBASSE) advances the behavioral and social sciences and education and their application to improve policy and practice.

In the field of Organizational Behavior, researchers draw on the methods and concepts of psychology and sociology to examine complex organizations and the ways that people behave within them. Scholars ...

Behavioral economics combines elements of economics and psychology to understand how and why people behave the way they do in the real world. It differs from neoclassical economics, which assumes that ...

But, Morningstar researchers argue, rational behavior goes deeper than dollars and cents. Traditional finance theory would argue that the rational choice stands to make the most profit.

Another is to use some of the principles behind the science of behavior change to essentially train yourself to do household chores easily. Here’s how: Create a kit with cleaning solutions ...

Materials in this package include background information on the scope of behavioral care and its ethical challenges, case studies for use in classroom settings, and mental health care resources.

A consistent bedtime may be more important to a child's ability to control their emotions and behavior than the duration or quality of their sleep, according to a new publication.