Highly preferred items that are exchanged with earned tokens for engaging in target behaviour(s)

AKA Contingency Contract; a document that specifies a contingent relationship between the completion of a specified behaviour and access ti, or delivery of, specified reward, such as free time/access to preferred activity

Mutually agreed upon document between parties (child/parent) that specifies a contingent relationship between the completion of a specified behaviour and access to a specified reinforcer

Dependent Group Contingency

When the reward for the whole group is dependent on the performance of an individual or small group

A contingency in which reinforcement for all members of a group is dependent on the behaviour of an individual in the group/ select group of members/ each member of the group

Another term for a dependent group contingency (i.e. person who earns the reward for the entire group)

Independent Group Contingency

When a contingency is presented to all members of a group, but reinforcement is delivered only to those group members who meed the criterion outlined in the contingency; frequently used with contingency contracting + token economies

Interdependent Group Contingency

When all members of a group must meet the criterion of the contingency (individually and as a group) before any member earns the reward

A type of token economy in which participants move up (and sometimes down) a hierarchy of levels contingent on meeting specific performance criteria with respect to the target behaviours

Contingency contract that a person makes with herself, incorporating self- selected task(s) and reward, as well as, personal monitoring of task completions and self-delivering the reward

An object that is awarded contingent on appropriate behaviour and that serves as the medium of exchange for backup reinforcers

A behaviour change system consisting of three components: 1. specified list of target behaviours 2. Tokens/ points received for emitting T.B. 3. menu of backup reinforcers for exchanging tokens (preferred activities/ items)

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Cooper Chapter 26

Contingency Contracting, Token Economy, & Group Contingencies

Question	Answer
Backup Reinforcer	Highly preferred items that are exchanged with earned tokens for engaging in target behaviour(s)
Behavioural Contract	AKA Contingency Contract; a document that specifies a contingent relationship between the completion of a specified behaviour and access ti, or delivery of, specified reward, such as free time/access to preferred activity
Contingency Contract	Mutually agreed upon document between parties (child/parent) that specifies a contingent relationship between the completion of a specified behaviour and access to a specified reinforcer
Dependent Group Contingency	When the reward for the whole group is dependent on the performance of an individual or small group
Group Contingency	A contingency in which reinforcement for all members of a group is dependent on the behaviour of an individual in the group/ select group of members/ each member of the group
Hero Procedure	Another term for a dependent group contingency (i.e. person who earns the reward for the entire group)
Independent Group Contingency	When a contingency is presented to all members of a group, but reinforcement is delivered only to those group members who meed the criterion outlined in the contingency; frequently used with contingency contracting + token economies
Interdependent Group Contingency	When all members of a group must meet the criterion of the contingency (individually and as a group) before any member earns the reward
Level System	A type of token economy in which participants move up (and sometimes down) a hierarchy of levels contingent on meeting specific performance criteria with respect to the target behaviours
Self-Contract	Contingency contract that a person makes with herself, incorporating self- selected task(s) and reward, as well as, personal monitoring of task completions and self-delivering the reward
Token	An object that is awarded contingent on appropriate behaviour and that serves as the medium of exchange for backup reinforcers
Token Economy	A behaviour change system consisting of three components: 1. specified list of target behaviours 2. Tokens/ points received for emitting T.B. 3. menu of backup reinforcers for exchanging tokens (preferred activities/ items)

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