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REDUCING AND MEASURING INAPPROPRIATE VERBALIZATIONS IN A TOKEN CLASSROOM 1
Author(s) -
McLaughlin Thomas,
Malaby John
Publication year - 1972
Publication title -
journal of applied behavior analysis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.1
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1938-3703
pISSN - 0021-8855
DOI - 10.1901/jaba.1972.5-329
Subject(s) - psychology , security token , quiet , token economy , point (geometry) , reliability (semiconductor) , control (management) , class (philosophy) , reinforcement , social psychology , computer science , artificial intelligence , mathematics , computer security , power (physics) , physics , geometry , quantum mechanics
A procedure was employed that enabled a teacher to bring inappropriate verbalizations under control in a classroom of approximately 25 fifth‐ and sixth‐grade students. Contingent point loss for inappropriate verbalizations was correlated with a low but steady rate of such verbalizations. Point gain contingent upon quiet behavior produced a marked decrease in inappropriate verbalizations. A return to contingent point loss was accompanied by an increasing rate of inappropriate verbalizations. Verbalizations decreased when quiet behavior was reinforced again. A noteworthy feature of the study was the utilization of students from within the class to act as data recorders. A reliability check indicated satisfactory agreement between the recorders.