Explain Please in Technical Language Please?
Can you explain a backup reinforcer?
Preferred item, activity, or privilege that participants obtain by exchanging earned tokens
An instructional setting may not influence a learners acquisition, maintenance, and generalization of a target behavior?
False! The instructional setting MAY influence the acquisition, maintenance, and generalization of the target behavior
What is needed to have an effective token economy?
- List of target behaviors
- Participants understanding how to earn
- Specified times to exchange tokens
Can tokens be traded? If so, what can they be traded for?
Can you explain an indiscriminable contingency? Is this a good thing to have within a token system?
Contingency that makes it difficult for the learner to discriminate whether or not the next response will produce reinforcement.
No, we want our learners to know when they will be receiving reinforcement. They have to know the expected behaviors.
Different audiences may control different verbal behavior about the same topic because of a different learning history?
True! A college student and a 2nd graded will have different responses about algebra. College students would be able to speak more in depth
Explain an instructional setting and provide an example
Environment where instruction occurs, includes all aspects of the environment planned and unplanned
Example is an educational classroom, rehab/AA meeting setting
Generalized conditioned reinforcers
Can you explain accuracy?
Extent to which observed values, data produced by measuring an event, match true state, or true values of events as it exists in nature
Performance criteria gets harder to gain access to more preferred/ desirable reinforcers as each level moves up in a level system
True! The levels do get harder as you move up the level system but there are great benefits like gaining more privileges, more desired reinforcers, and more independence
What would be appropriate items for 2nd grade students to earn?
- Cool pencils or pens
- Stickers
- Extra recess time
- iPad time
Please explain a token economy in a technical way
Behavior change system consisting of a list of target behaviors, with tokens participants earn for emitting target behavior
Explain a level system
Component of a token economy in which participants move up or down through a succession of level contingent on their behavior at the current level.
Tokens don't function as a generalized conditioned reinforcer
False! They do function as a generalized conditioned reinforcer because they have been paired
What is a level system? And can it be used in or outside of a classroom setting?
Level system is a component of a token system where participants move up or down through a succession of levels contingent on their behavior at the current level
Yes, in workplaces. You can move up a level to become a manager or boss
Are backup reinforcers earned? Please explain
What is event recording
Measurement procedure for obtaining a tally or count of the number of times a behavior occurs
Tokens can't be traded for a variety of backup reinforcers
False! Tokens can be traded for anything as a backup reinforcer
Explain what an audience is using technical language
Anyone who functions as discriminative stimulus evoking verbal behavior
What is a token?
A small object/ symbol awarded contingent on appropriate target behavior.