By Using Tokens, a Therapist Can

question 145

Multiple Choice

By using tokens, a therapist can

• A)immediately reward positive responses.
• B)vicariously desensitize a person to feared stimulus.
• C)classically condition desirable behaviors.
• D)extinguish anxieties and phobias.

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Definitions:

Primary Reinforcers

Stimuli that are inherently rewarding and satisfy biological needs, used in behavioral conditioning to reinforce desired behaviors.

Secondary Reinforcer

A stimulus that becomes reinforcing through its association with a primary reinforcer, meaning it is not naturally rewarding.

Shaping

A process in behavioral psychology involving the reinforcement of closer and closer approximations of a desired behavior.

Stimulus Discrimination

The ability to differentiate between similar stimuli and respond appropriately to each.