When a Token Economy Was Instituted in a Psychiatric Hospital

question 30

Multiple Choice

When a token economy was instituted in a psychiatric hospital,

• A) there was a dramatic increase in appropriate patient behaviors.
• B) patient behavior improved, but only when staff were watching.
• C) initial patient improvements were quickly lost when the novelty wore off.
• D) there was no improvement until real money was substituted for the tokens.

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