Psychiatry and Psychology

Behavioral Research

Research that involves the application of the behavioral and social sciences to the study of the actions or reactions of persons or animals in response to external or internal stimuli. (from American Heritage Dictionary, 4th ed)

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Abstract

Research that involves the application of the behavioral and social sciences to the study of the actions or reactions of persons or animals in response to external or internal stimuli. (from American Heritage Dictionary, 4th ed)

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  • Research, Behavioral

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12 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings classification, economics, education, ethics, history, instrumentation, legislation & jurisprudence, methods, organization & administration, standards, statistics & numerical data, trends.

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Indexing Annotation

behavioral research as a field or the progress or status of behavioral research; do not add routinely for specific studies in behavior: Manual 29.16

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History Note

2003

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Previous Indexing

  • Research (1968-2002)

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  1. F04.096w.144
  2. H01w.770w.644w.108

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Behavioral Research. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D035841. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D035841
  2. Behavioral Research. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q67391989