India’s first Behavioural Lab

 About India’s first Behavioural Lab:

• It will be set up at the Patel Bhawan at Harish Chandra Mathur Rajasthan Institute of Public Administration (HCM-RIPA), Jaipur.
• The lab to be set up in about 2665.04 square feet area will be managed and operated by IIM Udaipur.
• The faculty of the IIM will impart training on applied methods, and certificate courses of Ph.D level will be conducted here.
• International experts will also be involved in conducting experiments and workshops.       
• Human behavior will be studied with the help of innovative technology, including ultra-modern software and hardware.
• Training programs will be organized in various colleges and universities in the field of experiential studies through this laboratory, along with imparting training to teachers and programs for practical training.

 

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Q1) What is behavioral science?

Behavioral science, also known as behavioral economics and looks at the subject of human actions. It encapsulates multiple fields of study, including cognitive-neuroscience, psychology and economics as well as the behavioral aspects of biology, law, psychiatry and political science. Behavioral science studies human behavior, specifically how humans really make decisions in the real-world.

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