In order to get her 3ʳᵈ-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.

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Mrs. Thyberg is using a token economy to modify the children's behavior. In a token economy, desirable behavior is reinforced with tokens (in this case, stickers) that can later be exchanged for rewards (in this case, a prize from the goody box). This motivates students to learn and perform the desired behavior (reciting the poem from memory).

In Order to Get Her 3ʳᵈ-Grade Students to Memorize the Poem