Token economy

A system involving the application of the principles and procedures of operant conditioning to the management of a social setting such as a ward, classroom, or halfway house. Tokens are given contingent on completion of specified activities and are exchangeable for goods or privileges desired by the patient.


An arrangement for operant behavior modification in hospital settings. Certain responses are reinforced with tokens that can be exchanged for desirable items.


 


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