Abstract

SOLER, Franklin; HERRERA, Johanna Paola; BUITRAGO, Sebastián  and  BARON, Linney. A home-based token economy program. Diversitas [online]. 2009, vol.5, n.2, pp.373-390. ISSN 1794-9998.

It applies a token economy program to modify some disruptive behaviors of a child. It is intended to decrease the answer in an inappropriate manner and make tantrums and encourage the occurrence of follow-up instructions for behaviors such as to fix the bed, collecting and organizing toys, collect and organize your clothes, do their homework. It is a thorough review of the implementation of the token economy in various fields and behavioral problems. Following an ABA design, the results confirm the behavior change made a better adjustment of the child's behavior at school and home environment. An analysis is made from some of the principles of behavioral economics.

Keywords : token economy; behavior modification; enhancement; economic balance; desirable behavior; undesirable behavior.

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