Token economies are an application of a. classical conditioning. b. counterconditioning. c. cognitive therapy. d. operant conditioning.
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In token economies, people who display a desired behavior earn tokens that they can later exchange for other rewards. Token economies are an application of a. classical conditioning. b. counterconditioning. c. cognitive therapy. d. operant conditioning.
Operant conditioning has been used to modify the behavior of groups of people in psychiatric wards, group homes, and even in the Sylvan Learning Center to help students achieve better grades. The token economy treatment/approach rewards desired behaviors with a type of non-monetary currency that may eventually be exchanged for tangible rewards.
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