"token economy" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: token economies [plural]
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  1. (psychology, psychiatry) A system of behavior modification based on the principles of operant conditioning; patients are rewarded with tokens (reinforcers) for engaging in desirable activities. Categories (topical): Psychiatry, Psychology, Systems theory
    Sense id: en-token_economy-en-noun-KD7XmJOb Disambiguation of Systems theory: 54 46 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 49 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 55 45 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 50 50 Topics: human-sciences, medicine, psychiatry, psychology, sciences
  2. (cryptocurrencies, economics) An economy based on cryptocurrency tokens. Categories (topical): Cryptocurrency, Economics, Systems theory Related terms: tokenomics
    Sense id: en-token_economy-en-noun-pvCl1w55 Disambiguation of Systems theory: 54 46 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 49 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 55 45 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 50 50 Topics: business, cryptocurrencies, cryptocurrency, economics, finance, science, sciences

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