In order to get her 3rd grade students to memorize the poem written on the chalkboard, Mrs. Thyberg gives the students stickers for each poem they can recite from memory. After earning five stickers, a student gets to pick a prize out of the goody box. Mrs. Thyberg is using __________ to modify the children’s behaviors.

a) a token economy
b) shaping
c) negative reinforcement
d) classical conditioning


Answer: a) a token economy

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