PSYB45H3 Chapter 22: Chapter 22 Book Notes
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Initial steps in setting up a token economy. Taking baselines www. notesolution. com: baseline date on the specific target behaviors should be obtained before initiating a token economy. Selecting the type of tokens to use: tokens can take on any of the forms that money has assumed. It is important to decide who is going to administer reinforcement and for what behaviors. Managing the backup reinforcers: how frequently backup reinforcers will be available to be purchased (that is, how frequently store time should be scheduled. In the beginning, the frequency should probably be quite high, then decreased gradually. It is also necessary to decide how many tokens each backup reinforcer will cost. In addition to the monetary cost, which is the most obvious consideration in assigning token values to backup reinforcers, two other factors should be considered: one is supply and demand. Possible punishment contingencies: the use of tokens provides the possibilities of using fines a punishment for inappropriate behavior.
