Token Economy

A practice whereby tokens representing money, toys, candy, etc., are given as secondary reinforcers contingent upon certain desired behaviors or performances.

Year introduced: 1979(1975)

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Tree Number(s): F02.463.425.770.836.500

MeSH Unique ID: D014040

Entry Terms:

• Economy, Token
• Economies, Token
• Token Economies
• Token Reinforcement
• Reinforcements, Token
• Reinforcement, Token
• Token Reinforcements

Previous Indexing:

• Reward (1966-1974)

All MeSH Categories
Psychiatry and Psychology Category
Psychological Phenomena
Mental Processes
Learning
Reinforcement, Psychology
Reward
Token Economy