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- Title
An assessment of token value and effectiveness: A replication.
- Authors
Hangen, Marcella M.; Romero, Ashley N.; Norris, Halle M.; Gorycki, Kathryn A.; Roberts, Breanna R.; Neidert, Pamela L.
- Abstract
The purpose of the current study was to conduct a systematic replication of Fiske et al. (2015) to extend the behavior‐analytic literature on token reinforcement. Specifically, the researchers addressed several of the limitations of Fiske et al. by including specific conditioning procedures, creating a controlled history of reinforcement with the token system, including participants with and without disabilities to extend the generality of the findings, and equating the magnitude of reinforcement across the primary and paired‐token conditions. The current study evaluated the reinforcing value of tokens by using progressive‐ratio schedules to compare the efficacy of primary reinforcement, paired tokens, and unpaired tokens. The results suggest that paired tokens may function as reinforcers, but they were not as consistently effective as primary reinforcers.
- Subjects
PSYCHOLOGY of children with disabilities; CHILD behavior; TASK performance; REINFORCEMENT (Psychology); COMPARATIVE studies; REWARD (Psychology); REPLICATION (Experimental design)
- Publication
Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 2023, Vol 56, Issue 4, p898
- ISSN
0021-8855
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/jaba.1011