Token economies and conditioned reinforcers
Lesson 15 of 36 in RBT Exam Prep. The start plays free here.
- Pair praise with a reinforcer
- Check whether behavior increases
- Earn tokens for target behavior
- Exchange tokens for backup reinforcers
- All 43 outline tasks
- 85 questions, 90 minutes
- Explains each wrong answer
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How the lesson starts
Praise does not automatically reinforce behavior. Conditioned reinforcers gain value through links with primary reinforcers. Primary reinforcers have innate reinforcing value, not learned value.
Then, in the full lesson
- Pairing praise
- Check the effect
- Earning tokens
- Exchange matters
- Complete system
- 2 questions along the way
A question from this lesson
After pairing praise with preferred edibles, you give praise after a client's response. What evidence would show that praise now reinforces that response?
- The response increases when praise follows it
- You have paired praise with preferred edibles
- You deliver praise after every response
Show the answer
A. The response increases when praise follows it. The response increases when praise follows it shows reinforcement. Delivering praise describes what you did, not its effect. Pairing is an attempt to establish reinforcing value, not a guarantee.
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Paid once, no subscription. Ask for a refund within 7 days of buying if you’ve done less than 25% of the class.
- All 43 outline tasks
- 85 questions, 90 minutes
- Explains each wrong answer
Passing isn’t guaranteed. Not affiliated with the BACB. Questions are original, written to the published outline.