Behavioral Sciences is an international, peer-reviewed, open access journal on psychology, neuroscience, cognitive science, behavioral biology and behavioral genetics published monthly online by MDPI.

Behavioral and social sciences research helps predict, prevent, and manage illness — in individuals and in whole populations. This research also helps people change their behaviors, understand treatments, and learn how to stick with them. Society’s role is significant, too: access to health care affects decision making and behavior.

Since its inception, OBSSR has been a leader in advancing behavioral and social sciences research (BSSR) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), championing science that improves health outcomes and reduces disparities.

For 100 years the Social Science Research Council has provided the policy and philanthropic communities with access to the social and behavioral scientists working to innovate and evaluate scalable solutions to pressing societal problems. Research to solve problems.

Behavioral and social sciences research (BSSR) is essential to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) mission, which is to seek fundamental knowledge about the nature and behavior of living systems and apply that knowledge to optimize health and prevent or reduce illness for all people.

Learn more about how behavioral science produces insights and thought leadership that improve policy, business, and everyday lives. Behavioral science describes the study of human behavior through the use of systematic experimentation and observation.

The mission of the Center for Behavioral Science Research is to conduct state-of-the-art research and training in behavioral science and health behavior change using clinical and public health approaches to improve health among diverse populations, across the lifespan.

Advancing the Nation's Health Needs: NIH Research Training Programs. The behavioral and social sciences cover a wide spectrum of health-relevant research areas. One end of the spectrum has a focus on the individual, including such areas as psychology, behavioral and cognitive neuroscience, and cognitive science.

OBSSR developed a standard definition of behavioral and social sciences research (BSSR) to reliably monitor the BSSR that the NIH conducts or supports. The definition, originally developed in 1996, was revised in 2019 with input from the BSSR community.

Inviting and conversational, RESEARCH METHODS FOR THE BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES, 6th Edition, leads students through the research process from start to finish. Chapter 1. Introduction, Acquiring Knowledge, and the Scientific Method. 1.1. Methods of Knowing and Acquiring Knowledge. 1.2. The Scientific Method. 1.3. The Research Process. Chapter 2.