Mr. Bennett’s student teacher suggested using a token reinforcement strategy with his disruptive sixth-grade class. The token system was received well by students and soon the class was following the classroom rules. Now that this strategy is working well, the tokens should be distributed
A. by the students rather than the teacher.
B. on a continuous schedule.
C. on an intermittent schedule.
D. so that they gradually increase in value.
Answer:C
Mr. Bennett’s student teacher suggested using a token reinforcement strategy with his disruptive sixth-grade class. The token system was received well by students and soon the class was following the classroom rules. Now that this strategy is working well, the tokens should be distributed
A. by the students rather than the teacher. B. on a continuous schedule. C. on an intermittent schedule. D. so that they gradually increase in value.
Explanation: C) Principles of operant conditioning suggest that, once a token reinforcement system is working well as it is for Mr. Bennett’s student teacher, the tokens should then be distributed on an intermittent schedule. The reason is that intermittent schedules make responses more resistant to extinction.