LEARNING
OPERANT CONDITIONING
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a system in which inappropiate bahaviours are punished
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can be used in school
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a system in which targeted behaviours are reinforced with tokens and later replaced by rewards
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is effective in manaing psychiatric patients
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Detailed explanation-1: -The token economy has been shown to reduce violence in various treatment situations, such as for patients in alcohol treatment (10), chronic psychiatric patients (2, 13), and those with severe head injuries (8).
Detailed explanation-2: -Token economies were used widely for schizophrenia in the 1960’s and 1970’s, targeted specifically at negative symptoms such as poor motivation or attention, and social withdrawal. More recently token therapies have largely been replaced by social and life skills training, and cognitive skills training.
Detailed explanation-3: -Simply put, a token economy is a system used in behavior modification to provide positive reinforcement to a child. It is designed to teach them what behaviors are desired and which are not. Token economies are used as a method of strengthening a behavior or increasing its frequency.
Detailed explanation-4: -Token economies are based on the principles of applied behavior analysis (ABA) and emphasize the use of positive reinforcement to target behavior change. Token economies help students to visualize progress, accept and work for delayed reinforcement, learn to self-monitor, and learn to regulate behavior.
Detailed explanation-5: -Abstract. Background: A token economy is a behavioural therapy technique in which the desired change is achieved by means of tokens administered for the performance of predefined behaviours according to a program.