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Understanding Token Economies: Concepts and Procedures, Quizzes of Psychology

Central Michigan University (CMU)Psychology

Definitions and procedures for setting up and managing a token economy, a behavior modification technique where individuals earn tokens for desirable behavior and exchange them for reinforcers. The target behavior, selection of reinforcers, characteristics of tokens, and procedures for implementing and weaning individuals from a token economy.

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TERM 1
Tokens
DEFINITION 1
Are things that can be accumulated and traded for a back-up
reinforcer
TERM 2
Token Economy
DEFINITION 2
Where an individual can earn tokens for desirable behavior
and exchange them for a back-up reinforcer.
TERM 3
What type of individual was achievement
place designed to help
DEFINITION 3
Boys from 10-16 years of age
TERM 4
First steps of setting up a token
economy
DEFINITION 4
Decide on target behavior, take baseline, select back-up
reinforcer, use response-cost punishment, reduces need for
punishment.
TERM 5
6 characteristics of a token
DEFINITION 5
attractive, lightweight, portable, durable, easy to handle, not
easily counterfeited.
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TERM 1

Tokens

DEFINITION 1 Are things that can be accumulated and traded for a back-up reinforcer TERM 2

Token Economy

DEFINITION 2 Where an individual can earn tokens for desirable behavior and exchange them for a back-up reinforcer. TERM 3

What type of individual was achievement

place designed to help

DEFINITION 3 Boys from 10-16 years of age TERM 4

First steps of setting up a token

economy

DEFINITION 4 Decide on target behavior, take baseline, select back-up reinforcer, use response-cost punishment, reduces need for punishment. TERM 5

6 characteristics of a token

DEFINITION 5 attractive, lightweight, portable, durable, easy to handle, not easily counterfeited.

TERM 6

Seven procedures to be decided on in a token

economy

DEFINITION 6 Keeping data, number or frequency of tokens to pay, managing the back-up reinforcer, possible response-cost punishment contingencies, Monitoring and training staff or helpers, handling potential problems. TERM 7

Two general ways of weaning an individual

from a token economy

DEFINITION 7 Eliminate them gradually and to increase the their value gradually.