<!-- bryant-content-generator:start --> # Social animals learn which behaviors work by... > Social animals learn which behaviors work by observing outcomes. If aggression gains access, intimidation produces compliance, or crisis restores attention, the relationship is training the very conduct it claims to oppose. **Source:** [[livestreams/Boundaries, Survival, and Refusing to Become a Toxic Dumping Ground — Part 1 - Workbook|Boundaries, Survival, and Refusing to Become a Toxic Dumping Ground — Part 1]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “Social animals learn which behaviors work by observing outcomes. If aggression gains access, intimidation produces compliance, or crisis restores attention, the relationship is training the very conduct it claims to oppose.” — Bryant McGill https://bryantmcgill.com/quotes/quotes-social-animals-learn-conduct-claims-oppose ``` <!-- bryant-content-generator:end -->