Token Economy (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun Psychiatry.
  1. a method of encouraging desirable behavior, especially in a hospital setting, by offering rewards of token money that can be exchanged for special food, access to television, and other bonuses.
noun
  1. a type of psychotherapy in which the inmates of an institution are rewarded for good behaviour with tokens that can be exchanged for privileges
Token Economy (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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