Institutionalized schizophrenics are sometimes helped with the use of token economies. The basis of these programs is that the patients receive

a. payment for unskilled labor.
b. rewards for appropriate behavior.
c. education about how to manage money.
d. state aid for treatment.


Answer: b.

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