token economy
- noun
- /ˈtoʊkən ɪˈkɒnəmi/
- Specialized
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economía de fichas
- In the therapy session, the children responded well to the token economy as they eagerly exchanged their tokens for rewards.
- token economy system
- token economy session
- implementation of a token economy
Examples
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The teacher explained how the token economy works, allowing students to earn tokens for completing their assignments.
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Also, the implementation of a token economy can be done with relative ease in a second-grade PE class.
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During the study, a token economy system was in place.
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In analysis, it was revealed that the token economy was effective in all seven participants.
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However, additional token economy research should be conducted with an older population, such as middle or high school PE students.
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One technique that has its foundations in applied behavior analysis is the token economy system.
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Other students may need to develop a sequence of behaviors, thus requiring a more complex token economy.
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Participants had an opportunity to earn up to 10 tokens during each token economy session.
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The token economy implemented in the current study was shown to be useful with second-grade students.
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More than 78% of students participated in the token economy.
Academic text (2010)
Antonyms
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1.3
An action that makes someone suffer for breaking a rule, like a fine or time in prison
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning—a system organized around tokens used as units of exchange, reward, or access—is directly compositional from 'token' (a unit/asset or voucher) + 'economy' (a system of production/distribution/exchange). While implementations may be digital or crypto-specific, the core idea of an economy based on tokens is predictable from the constituents and therefore accessible to a B1 learner who knows both words.
Etymology
The noun token economy comes from simple reward systems like those in schools and clinics: people earn small tokens like coins or tickets for good actions and later trade them for treats, creating a tiny economy of rewards. That's why it means 'a system where tokens are given for desired behavior and exchanged for rewards'.