At the Willow Ranch Treatment Center, therapists seek to increase adaptive behavior by rewarding residents ? with poker chips for performing appropriate behaviors such as self-grooming and making their beds. The ? residents are able to exchange the chips for various privileges ; for example, a trip to the movie theatre. In ? behavior therapy, this poker chip system would be called_____________.

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A token economy is a type of behavior therapy where desired behaviors are reinforced with tokens that can be exchanged for rewards or privileges. The use of poker chips as tokens and the ability to exchange them for privileges fits the definition of a token economy. Choices B, C, and D do not accurately describe this system.

At the Willow Ranch Treatment Center, Therapists Seek to Increase