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Learned behavior is a behavior that doesn't happen because of instinct. A rat runs a maize and learns that if goes s certain way he will get a treat at the end. This is classical conditioning and most animals respond to the stimuli of the food. People do too. A child who throws a fit each time he/she wants something and gets it is learning that if they throw a fit they will get what they want. This is learned behavior. To extinguish learned behavior takes doing something else to replace the behavior that is not wanted. This takes some effort because the learned behavior is part of behavior.

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