In order to get her 2^nd grade students to memorize the poem written on the chalkboard, Mrs. Thyberg gives the students stickers for each poem they can recite from memory. After earning 5 stickers, a student gets to pick a prize out of the goody box. Mrs. Thyberg is using (a) __________ to modify the children's behaviors. A) token economy B) applied behavior analysis C) negative reinforcement D) classical conditioning.

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Mrs. Thyberg is using a token economy, where stickers serve as tokens that can be exchanged for a desired item or activity. This system modifies the children's behavior by reinforcing the behavior of reciting poems from memory through the use of stickers and the opportunity to choose a prize from the goody box.

In Order to Get Her 2nd Grade Students to Memorize

In Order to Get Her 2^nd Grade Students to Memorize