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. 1978 Winter;11(4):503-12.
doi: 10.1901/jaba.1978.11-503.

A self-evaluation token system versus an external evaluation token system alone in a residential setting with predelinquent youth

R Wood, J M Flynn

A self-evaluation token system versus an external evaluation token system alone in a residential setting with predelinquent youth

R Wood et al. J Appl Behav Anal. 1978 Winter.

Abstract

This study compared the effects of self-evaluation and adult-dispensed tokens on room-cleaning behavior of six predelinquent youths in a residential token-economy setting. The self-evaluation token system proved to be as effective as the external adult-administered system in increasing room-cleaning behavior and was more effective in maintaining performance after contingencies were withdrawn. The self-evaluation token system increased resistance to extinction, compared to the external token system, and appeared to be a useful component for a traditional token-economy system.

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