At Rush General, the inpatient mental ward employs a program that focuses on modifying the behavior of the patients by giving them gold stars for good behavior and ignoring undesirable behavior. What type of treatment program does this appear to be?

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The program described uses a system of rewards (gold stars) to reinforce desirable behavior, which is characteristic of social learning or behavior modification techniques.

At Rush General, the Inpatient Mental Ward Employs a Program