Token Economies Flashcards
Behaviour programme in which participants earn tokens or a variety of desirable behaviours T……… E……..
Token economy
Token can be delivered q……… and e……..
Quickly
Easily
Tokens can help the I……………. Of reinforcement
Immediacy
Tokens can be exchanged for lots of b…. u… r………..
Back up reinforcers
Tokens can accommodate shifts in r………… P……….. In induviduals
Reinforcer preferences
Token economies should be designed to r……….. p…….. b………
Reinforce particular behaviours
Procedure in which specified number of preferred stimuli are removed contingent on problem behaviour R………. C…….
Response cost
When should you implement response cost?
After the programme has been in place a while so children get used to it
Specify token loss for inappropriate behaviour a……. of time
Ahead
Consistency is c……
Crucial
Ensure that back up reinforcers are things th the children really w…….
Want
Back up reinforcers should only be available through t……… t…….
Trading tokens
Tokens should be p…… and s……..
Plain and simple
Determin how much the back up reinforcer will c……
Cost
Consider how many tokens can be e……. in a period of t………
Earned
Time
Don’t require too much t…….. I elapse between the each o……….. To trade tokens
Time
opportunity
Pro or con: teaches the importance of saving
Pro
Pro or con : may allow you to include some larger more valuable items as back up reinforcers
Pro
Pro or con : someone has to keep up with how many points have been traded and saved
Con
Pro or con : cn result in hoarding
Con
When explaining th token economy programme show e…………. Of back up reinforcers
Examples
At the start Of the programme you should be giving out l……. Of tokens
Lots
Combine p……. With the tokens as it can help to f…… The programme eventually
Praise
Fade
At the start of the programme make sure e……….. Has something when tokens are e………
Everyone
Exchanged
