ACHIEVEMENT PLACE: TOKEN REINFORCEMENT PROCEDURES IN A HOME‐STYLE REHABILITATION SETTING FOR “PREDELINQUENT” BOYS1
- 1 September 1968
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis
- Vol. 1 (3), 213-223
- https://doi.org/10.1901/jaba.1968.1-213
Abstract
Token reinforcement procedures were designed to modify the behavior of “pre‐delinquent” boys residing in a community‐based, home‐style rehabilitation setting. Points (the tokens) were redeemable for various privileges such as visiting their families, watching TV, and riding bicycles. Points were given by the house‐parents contingent upon specified appropriate behavior and taken away for specified inappropriate behavior. The frequencies of aggressive statements and poor grammar decreased while tidiness, punctuality, and amount of homework completed increased. It was concluded that a token reinforcement procedure, entirely dependent upon back‐up reinforcers naturally available in a home‐style treatment setting, could contribute to an effective and economical rehabilitation program for pre‐delinquents.Keywords
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