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ZitatBehavior can not be unlearned-this was demonstrated with the subject of extinction and the problems that arise when used. And the literature is very clear. It does not get unlearned nor forgotten. Paired with the right stimulus at the right intensity in the right enviroment it can very well come back. This is not only true for extinction but also for D&CC (counterconditioning). We have no way of knowing that the emotion has actually been changed. The literature is not conclusive. The behavior elicited by the emotion might change but the previous behavior was not unlearnt. So even what we say we do, behavior modification is a misnomer. We substitute behaviors we train alternative behaviors we train other responses to existing triggers. But we do not necessarily modify existing beavhiors.