What is the behavior change system that uses conditioned reinforcers that can be exchanged for back-up reinforcers?

What is the behavior change system that uses conditioned reinforcers that can be exchanged for back-up reinforcers?

• A. Time-out system
• B. Token economy
• C. Differential reinforcement
• D. Shaping

Answer: (B)

Token economy is a system where tokens function as conditioned reinforcers and can be exchanged for back-up reinforcers. Tokens gain value by being paired with preferred rewards, so earning a token for displaying a desired behavior provides immediate reinforcement. Later, those tokens are exchanged for real rewards, which keeps motivation high and allows for flexible, cumulative reinforcement. This mechanism is distinct from other approaches: a time-out system removes access to reinforcement to decrease behavior, differential reinforcement reinforces a different or more appropriate behavior, and shaping reinforces successive approximations toward a target behavior.

Token economy is a system where tokens function as conditioned reinforcers and can be exchanged for back-up reinforcers. Tokens gain value by being paired with preferred rewards, so earning a token for displaying a desired behavior provides immediate reinforcement. Later, those tokens are exchanged for real rewards, which keeps motivation high and allows for flexible, cumulative reinforcement. This mechanism is distinct from other approaches: a time-out system removes access to reinforcement to decrease behavior, differential reinforcement reinforces a different or more appropriate behavior, and shaping reinforces successive approximations toward a target behavior.