Encyclopedia of Opinion
Question
Can people change their behavior?
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Yes, people can change their behavior

This position holds that behaviour is learned and sustained by circumstance, so it can be relearned. On this view people change when incentives, environments, habits and self-understanding change, and the capacity for such change does not expire.

Supporting arguments · 2

  1. Behaviour is learned, and what has been learned can be unlearned
  2. People already behave differently in different settings, which shows the capacity is there