Political science behavioralism is the study of individual behavior regarding political scenarios and how people react. It focuses on regularities in human behavior, verifying behavior through techniques, discarding values in favor of studying facts, and systematizing political research from understanding individuals. David Easton discussed behavioralism's intellectual foundations and features such as regularities, verification, disregarding values, and systematization.

1. Bhargav Dangar
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Political Science

2.  It has developed from the word ‘behaviour’.
 It is the study of behaviour of an individual regarding political
scenario; i.e. how people react.
 Individuals are the main parts of political system.
 It is very necessary to know how people will react either
positively or negatively.

3.  David Easton : New orientation to the concept of Behaviouralism.
 He discussed about the various features of Behaviouralism.
 He quoted the features as ‘Intellectual foundation stones’.
Features of Behaviouralism
Features
Regularities Verification Values
Systematiza
tion

4. 1) Regularities:
 Uniformity in human behavior; i.e. what majority people think.
 There are certain exception – can’t be 100% regularities in human
nature.
2) Verification:
 The technique of verification is allowed, We can reach an
individual through this & reach to certain conclusion.
 Human behaviour can be studied & verifies from all view points.

5. 3) Values:
 Behavioural scholars totally discard the value.
 Values cannot be true study , there will be difference of opinion.
 Instead of relying upon values, emphasis should be on study of
facts.
4) Systematization:
 It means research in the field of political science should be
systematic.
 We have to understand from beginning to end what individual want.