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Any Psychologist here?

I answered a question and earned a little, but asker didn't rate my answer, I wonder if my viewpoint is relevant?

the topic was movie violence in relation to classical conditioning,

A child exhibits a certain behavior like fear when presented a certain stimulus over and over again. The mind will be conditioned to respond to the stimulus when he experiences it repeatedly. Hence, behavior can be learned. A child might associate darkness as scary or dangerous after watching movies that depicts violence which always occurs at nighttime.

Hence the concepts made by psychologists imply that behavior can be learned and conditioned.
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Ontheroad · M Best Comment
I think any behavior can be learned... both positive and negative, but I also think the extent to which it is learned differs from child to child. Likewise, that learned behavior can be changed to a more positive behavior.

If one (child or adult) is exposed to X repeatedly and over a long period of time, then they are going to gradually act/react in a certain way or even believe in something patently absurd.
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@Ontheroad very well said!