According to David Easton, behaviouralism sought to be "analytic, not substantive, general rather than particular, and explanatory rather than ethical." In this, the theory seeks to evaluate political behaviour without "introducing any ethical evaluations."
David Easton, one of the most important proponents of behaviouralism states that “Behavioural research seeks to elevate the actual human being (individuals) to the centre of attention or the centre of analysis. Its premise is that the traditionalists have been focusing on institutions and virtually looking at individuals as entities apart from the components”. The behavioural approach is an attempt to improve understanding of political science using systematic method with emphasis on empirical data, so that political process could be interpreted scientifically. Behaviouralist adopt a science oriented approach in studying political science and try to favor an interdisciplinary approach in analyzing and predicting political phenomena.
