To encourage their students to read more books,the fifth-grade teachers in an elementary school give a wooden bead to each student who finishes a book and submits a report about it.Every Friday,the class with the most beads exchanges their beads for a pizza party.Which Skinnerian method are the teachers using?
A) Aversive conditioning
B) Shaping
C) Satiation
D) Token economy

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The teachers are using a token economy, as they are providing the wooden beads as tokens that can be exchanged for a reward (i.e. the pizza party). This system encourages students to read more books and submit reports to earn more tokens.

To Encourage Their Students to Read More Books,the Fifth-Grade Teachers