REWARDS IN AN INSTITUTION FOR YOUTHFUL OFFENDERS
- 1 July 1970
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in The Howard Journal of Criminal Justice
- Vol. 13 (1) , 20-30
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-2311.1970.tb00260.x
Abstract
This is a detailed description of how to use rewards for various kinds of positive behaviour in order to reinforce harming such behaviour. It is based on the theory of operant conditioning, the method is based on a token economy.Keywords
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