A child is struggling to finish his homework, and his mother decides to use a token economy as suggested by the therapist, to help him finish his homework of study the whole chapters of a book. Arrange the likely steps in sequence to enhance the desired behaviour:
A. Exchange of tokens for rewards
B. Awarding of tokens on finishing one chapter
C. Collection of tokens with each finished lesson
D. Repeated disruptions and breaks in completing the assigned homework.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → D, B, C, A
In a token economy, a person with a behavioural problem is given a token as a reward every time a wanted behaviour occurs; the tokens are collected and later exchanged for a reward, such as an outing or a treat.
D. Repeated disruptions and breaks in completing the assigned homework. — first. This is the problem behaviour that makes the mother turn to a token economy; the steps that follow are meant to change it.
B. Awarding of tokens on finishing one chapter — second. A token is given each time the wanted behaviour occurs, here finishing a chapter.
C. Collection of tokens with each finished lesson — third. The child keeps collecting the tokens as more lessons are finished.
A. Exchange of tokens for rewards — last. The collected tokens are exchanged for a reward, which keeps the wanted behaviour going.
NCERT (2025-26): “Behavioural Techniques … Persons with behavioural problems can be given a token as a reward every time a wanted behaviour occurs. The tokens are collected and exchanged for a reward such as an outing for the patient or a treat for the child. This is known as token economy.” |