PSYB45H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 25-26: High-Functioning Autism, Maladjusted, Applied Behavior Analysis
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Tokens = conditioned reinforcers that can be accumulated and exchanged for goods and services. Token economy = a behavioural program where people can earn tokens for a variety of desirable behaviours and can exchange the earned tokens for backup reinforcers. Our modern society with jobs is a token economy. Ttc transit tokens is a token economy. Token economies = token systems with groups. Token reinforcer advantages: they can be given immediately after a desirable behaviour occurs and cashed in at a later time for a backup reinforcer can be used to. Techniques used in token economies have been extended to various community settings, in family homes, and in various work settings. Steps for setting up and managing a token economy. Target behaviours are determined largely by: the type of people involved, the short- and long-range objectives to be accomplished, specific behavioural problems that interfere with achieving those objectives.
