PSYB45H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 25: Token Economy, The Tokens, Uvb-76
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Steps for setting up and managing a token economy. Decide on the target behaviours: target behaviors are determined largely by (a) the type of individuals involved (b) the short- and long-range objectives to be accomplished (c) specific behavioral problems that interfere with achieving those objectives. Select the types of tokens to use: tokens can include play money, marks on a wall chart, poker chips, stickers or stamps, or numerous other possibilities that will suit the needs of your particular token economy. In general, tokens should be attractive, lightweight, portable, durable, easy to handle, and, of course, not easily counterfeited. Furthermore, a number of court decisions have upheld these civil rights. In that economy, the contingencies related to fines probably taught the youths an important societal skill: how to accept reprimands from law enforcers. In a small token economy, such as a classroom, the store can be quite simple, say, a box located o(cid:374) the tea(cid:272)her"s desk.
