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• Token economy is a form of therapy where desirable behaviours are encouraged by the use of selective reinforcement
• Rewards (Tokens) are given as secondary reinforcers when individuals engage in correct/Socially desirable behaviours
• The Token can then be exchanged for primary reinforce (food)
• Token economies are a behavioural therapy technique based on Skinner’s operant conditioning
• The treatment is designed to produce easier to manage behaviour within the mental hospital, or to prepare long stay patients for transfer into the community.