In a home for troubled youth,adolescents receive large colored buttons when they hang up their clothes,make their beds,and come to meals on time.The adolescents return the buttons to staff members to receive bedtime snacks or watch TV.This best illustrates

A) light exposure therapy.
B) systematic desensitization.
C) a token economy.
D) virtual reality exposure therapy.

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Joi Rae Connor · Accepted Answer

Final Answer : C, Explanation :  This scenario describes a token economy, in which desirable behaviors are reinforced with tokens that can later be exchanged for rewards. The colored buttons serve as tokens for the desired behaviors of hanging up clothes, making beds, and being on time for meals, and the rewards for returning the buttons are bedtime snacks and watching TV.

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