Exam 22: The Token Economy

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A teacher wants to increase the academic performance of the students in her class.The children receive stickers each time they complete an academic task, and when they have accumulated a certain number of stickers they can exchange them for 15 minutes of playing computer games.This program that uses conditioned reinforcers to strengthen a desirable behavior is referred to as:

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Question 41

The tokens that are selected for use in a token economy must be:

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Question 42

In a token economy, a(n) __________________ is delivered immediately after the occurrence of a desirable target behavior.

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Question 43

Why would you not want to use money (e.g., quarters) as tokens in a token economy for juvenile delinquents in a residential treatment program?

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Question 44

At the beginning of a token economy a(an) reinforcement schedule is often used, and when the desirable behavior begins to occur more frequently a(an) schedule of reinforcement is used to maintain the behavior.

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Question 45

In a token economy, tokens may be taken away following a problem behavior to decrease the behavior.This is a called a(n) ________________ procedure.

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Question 46

When a response cost procedure is included, it should be introduced before the token economy has been in place for a period of time.

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Question 47

In a token economy, a token should be delivered immediately after the occurrence of ____________________.

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Question 48

In a token economy tokens are exchanged for _________________________.

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Question 49

Which of the following is true concerning backup reinforcers?

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Question 50

A conditioned reinforcer that is used in a token economy to increase desirable behavior is referred to as a(an):

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Question 51

What is the purpose of a token economy?

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Question 52

In a response cost component of a token economy, a token is ____________________ after the occurrence of an undesirable target behavior.

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Question 53

When a response cost procedure is included, it should be introduced after the token economy has been in place for a period of time.

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Question 54

How does a token become a conditioned reinforcer?

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Question 55

Clients may accumulate tokens but not keep them in their possession.

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Question 56

Why is it important for clients to earn enough tokens to exchange for back-up reinforcers in the early phases of the token economy?

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Exam 22: The Token Economy

The tokens that are selected for use in a token economy must be:

In a token economy, a(n) __________________ is delivered immediately after the occurrence of a desirable target behavior.

Why would you not want to use money (e.g., quarters) as tokens in a token economy for juvenile delinquents in a residential treatment program?

At the beginning of a token economy a(an) ____________ reinforcement schedule is often used, and when the desirable behavior begins to occur more frequently a(an) ____________ schedule of reinforcement is used to maintain the behavior.

In a token economy, tokens may be taken away following a problem behavior to decrease the behavior.This is a called a(n) ________________ procedure.

When a response cost procedure is included, it should be introduced before the token economy has been in place for a period of time.

In a token economy, a token should be delivered immediately after the occurrence of ____________________.

In a token economy tokens are exchanged for _________________________.

Which of the following is true concerning backup reinforcers?

A conditioned reinforcer that is used in a token economy to increase desirable behavior is referred to as a(an):

What is the purpose of a token economy?

In a response cost component of a token economy, a token is ____________________ after the occurrence of an undesirable target behavior.

When a response cost procedure is included, it should be introduced after the token economy has been in place for a period of time.

How does a token become a conditioned reinforcer?

Clients may accumulate tokens but not keep them in their possession.

Why is it important for clients to earn enough tokens to exchange for back-up reinforcers in the early phases of the token economy?

Introduction to Behavior Modification

Observing and Recording Behavior

Graphing Behavior and Measuring Change

Reinforcement

Extinction

Punishment

Stimulus Control: Discrimination and Generalization

Respondent Conditioning

Shaping

Prompting and Transfer of Stimulus Control

Chaining

Behavioral Skills Training Procedures

Understanding Problem Behaviors Through Functional Assessment

Applying Extinction

Differential Reinforcement

Antecedent Control Procedures

Using Punishment: Time-Out and Response Cost

Positive Punishment Procedures and the Ethics of Punishment

Promoting Generalization

Self-Management

Habit Reversal Procedures

Behavioral Contracts

Fear and Anxiety Reduction Procedures

Cognitive Behavior Modification

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