How Did Victorian Morality Shape Middle-Class Society and Culture

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Essay

How did Victorian morality shape middle-class society and culture?

Understand the components and types of love as proposed by Sternberg's triangular theory of love.

Recognize the implications and statistics related to cohabitation before marriage, including factors that influence marital satisfaction and stability.

Identify the trends and attitudes toward online dating, including common misrepresentations.

Understand the dynamics and characteristics of gay and lesbian relationships in comparison to heterosexual relationships.

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Definitions:

Differential Reinforcement

A technique used in behavior modification that involves reinforcing desired behaviors while withholding reinforcement for undesired behaviors.

DRO Increasing-Interval Schedule

A DRO schedule that thins or fades the reinforcement by gradually increasing the length of the interval. If the specified interval passes without a target response occurring, reinforcement is delivered and the next interval can be increased by a certain amount of time. If the response does occur, however, the next interval stays the same.

Topographically Incompatible

Refers to behaviors that cannot occur simultaneously because the performance of one behavior physically restricts the other.

Differential Reinforcement

A technique in behavior therapy focusing on reinforcing desired behaviors while withholding reinforcement for undesired behaviors.