Question

Students in mrs. evan's first grade class are given tokens for positive behavior. at the end of the school week, students are able to put the tokens in vending machines to get prizes. the tokens act as:

Answer 1

The tokens act as secondary reinforcers. A secondary reinforcer is one that is associated with a primary reinforcer. In order for the reinforcer to achieve its objective, the person has to learn the association between the primary and the secondary reinforcer. For example, money is a secondary reinforcer, food is a primary reinforcer. When we see the money we are motivated by the association we make; buy food with the money.

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