Seven-year-old Sophia hates cleaning up her room. Her parents decide that they will reward Sophia with stickers whenever she performs chores such as making her bed or putting up her toys. Once a week, her stickers will be tallied and she will be able to trade them in for an activity she enjoys, such as computer gaming time or a trip to the ice cream truck. What is the term for the system
Sophia’s parents have developed?
a. token economy
c. developmental contingency
b. analytic environment
d. scaffolding
A
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