Example of a Token Economy in a Classroom

Example of a Token Economy in a Psychiatric Hospital

A therapist is designing a behavior management plan for a group of children. The goal is to use an intermediate, symbolic reward that the children can accumulate for specific positive actions and later trade for a variety of more significant rewards or privileges. Which of the following scenarios best illustrates this specific type of system?

A new manager at a residential facility for adults with developmental disabilities wants to encourage residents to keep their personal spaces tidy. The manager introduces a system where residents receive a blue chip each day their room is clean. At the end of the week, residents can trade these chips in. However, after a month, the manager observes no improvement in room cleanliness. Which of the following is the most likely reason the system is failing?

Efficacy of Token Economies (Adibsereshki & Abkenar, 2014)

Sticker Charts as a Token Economy