Whenever two-year-old Abby uses the toilet,her mom puts a sticker on a chart.When the sticker chart is full,Abby is allowed to pick out a toy from the store.Using the sticker as a
Secondary reinforcer means that this is a type of
A) variable interval schedule.
B) dopamine activity.
C) token economy.
D) insight learning.

Question

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The sticker acts as a token that can be exchanged for a more desirable reward (a toy), which is a hallmark of a token economy. A token economy is a system of behavior modification based on the systematic reinforcement of target behavior. The reinforcers are "tokens" that can be exchanged for other reinforcers (toys, in this case).

Whenever Two-Year-Old Abby Uses the Toilet,her Mom Puts a Sticker