Which of the Following Demonstrates Use of a Token Economy

question 20

Multiple Choice

Which of the following demonstrates use of a token economy to encourage good behavior in school children?

• A)giving children praise whenever they are behaving well
• B)making children stay after school when they misbehave
• C)awarding children successively more privileges for longer periods of good behavior
• D)awarding children points for good behavior,which they can exchange at the end of the day for small toys

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Definitions:

Attribution

The process by which individuals explain the causes of behavior and events, typically as being either internally (personally) or externally (situationally) driven.

Primary Drive

refers to the innate biological instincts, such as hunger and thirst, that motivate behavior required for survival.

Response Characteristic

A specific reaction or behavior exhibited by an individual in response to a stimulus or situation.

Primacy Effect

The tendency to remember information at the beginning of a list better than the information that follows.