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behavioral scientist

American  
[bi-hayv-yer-uhl sahy-uhn-tist] / bɪˈheɪv yər əl ˈsaɪ ən tɪst /

noun

  1. a person engaged in or having expertise in behavioral science.


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The behavioral scientist and author spoke to WSJ about how to identify these underrated leaders and make the most of them.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 15, 2025

“I know so many people who are in principle on the team of public transit. They’d like to take it more often,“ Todd Rogers, a behavioral scientist at the Harvard Kennedy School, told me.

From Slate • Dec. 3, 2024

In a 2023 interview with the American Psychological Association, behavioral scientist Coltan Scrivner shared these insights about the psychology of fear and morbid curiosity:

From Salon • May 17, 2024

Sergio Pellis, a behavioral scientist at the University of Lethbridge, says he finds the study—which has yet to be peer reviewed—“very exciting.”

From Science Magazine • Aug. 15, 2023

A behavioral scientist could hardly design a better experiment in his laboratory.

From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt