The study of how individual citizens think, feel, and act politically is called <!--[endif]-->behavioralism.

psychodynamic theory and behavioralism

a method of looking for connections between how people act and certain stimuli from the enviroment

J. C. Charlesworth has written:

'The limits of behavioralism in political science'

'Theory and practice of public administration'

The major political science paradigms are structural functionalism, behavioralism, institutionalism, and rational choice theory. Each of these paradigms offers unique perspectives on how politics operates and influences society.