Animal behavior research relies on careful observation of animals. Researchers might spend months in a jungle habitat watching tropical birds mate and raise their young. They might track the rates of ...

Proactive work behavior has become a central construct in organizational psychology, reflecting employees’ capacity to anticipate, initiate, and enact ...

A recent study from the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI) reveals that, despite their outsized ecological impact, the diversity of ants in the American tropics and their behavior remain ...

In the natural world -- where predators pounce, prey flee, and group members feed and sleep in solidarity -- animal behavior is glorious in its variety. Now, new research suggests there may be an ...

ELECTRICITY SUPPLY BY 2045. NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY IS PARTNERING WITH UTEP TO EXPLORE RESEARCH ON THE BRAIN AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH. WEEKS AGO, BOTH SCHOOLS HELD A WORKSHOP TO EXPLORE HOW TO ...

Approach-avoidance behaviour represents a fundamental aspect of human interaction with the environment, delineating the inherent tendency to move towards stimuli perceived as positive and away from ...

The Brain & Behavior Research Foundation announced it is awarding $10.2 million in Young Investigator Grants to 150 promising early career scientists who are working to identify causes, improve ...

As a psychologist and author specializing in the application of empirical research to clinical work, I am fascinated by the ways behavior research can be applied to understanding human psychology. I ...

While the psychology of consumer behavior would veer off into a number of different directions in the 1950s, its core remained psychoanalytic theory brought over from Europe in the 1930s. Nothing ...

At the beginning of each year, many people set health-related goals with the best of intentions. Yet within a few months, those goals often fall away. While this pattern can feel discouraging, it is ...