DrRoth Is Working in a Clinic with Mentally Retarded Children

question 27

Multiple Choice

Dr.Roth is working in a clinic with mentally retarded children and decides to implement a new program to encourage more positive behaviours.Whenever children engage in specific behaviours (such as saying,"Thank you," taking turns with a friend,and cooperating with another child on a project) ,they are rewarded with poker chips that can later be turned in for various prizes that they enjoy.Dr.Roth is using which of the following therapeutic techniques?

• A) a token economy
• B) higher order classical conditioning
• C) exposure therapy
• D) negative reinforcement

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