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A SELF‐EVALUATION TOKEN SYSTEM versus AN EXTERNAL EVALUATION TOKEN SYSTEM ALONE IN A RESIDENTIAL SETTING WITH PREDELINQUENT YOUTH 1
Author(s) -
Wood Randy,
Flynn John M.
Publication year - 1978
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.1978.11-503
Subject(s) - security token , token economy , psychology , extinction (optical mineralogy) , reinforcement , social psychology , computer science , computer security , chemistry , mineralogy
This study compared the effects of self‐evaluation and adult‐dispensed tokens on room‐cleaning behavior of six predelinquent youths in a residential token‐economy setting. The self‐evaluation token system proved to be as effective as the external adult‐administered system in increasing room‐cleaning behavior and was more effective in maintaining performance after contingencies were withdrawn. The self‐evaluation token system increased resistance to extinction, compared to the external token system, and appeared to be a useful component for a traditional token‐economy system.