Child- versus teacher-administered token programs in a psychiatric hospital school
- 1 January 1973
- journal article
- Published by Springer Nature in Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology
- Vol. 1 (1) , 68-87
- https://doi.org/10.1007/bf00917891
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to: (a) compare student-administered token programs with similar programs administered by professional teachers, (b) investigate the contribution of feedback to the success of token systems, (c) compare the effectiveness of peer and teacher feedback, and (d) test a sequence of withdrawal from token programs designed to increase generalization. Results indicated that (a) peers could do just as well as teachers in reducing disruptive behavior through a token program, (b) feedback is not solely responsible for the effectiveness of token reinforcement, (c) peer feedback may be more effective than teacher feedback, and (d) withdrawal from token reinforcement to feedback may be a successful method of retarding the increases in disruptive behavior usually found when backup reinforcers are eliminated.Keywords
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