A Rapid Assessment of Sensitivity to Reward Delays and Classwide Token Economy Savings for School-Aged Children

Delay discounting tasks measure the relation between reinforcer delay and efficacy. The present study established the association between delay discounting and classroom behavior and introduced a brief measure quantifying sensitivity to reward delays for school-aged children. Study 1 reanalyzed data collected by Reed and Martens (J Appl Behav Anal 44(1):1–18, https://doi.org/10.1901/jaba.2011.44-1, 2011) and found that 1-month delay choices predicted student classroom behavior. Study 2 examined the utility of the 1-month delay indifference point in predicting saving and spending behavior of second-grade students using token economies with two different token production schedules. Collectively, results showed (a) the 1-month delay indifference point predicted classroom behavior, (b) children who discounted less and had greater self-regulation, accrued and saved more tokens, and (c) a variable token production schedule better correlated with discounting than a fixed schedule. Implications are discussed regarding utility of a rapid discounting assessment for applied use.

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Work Title A Rapid Assessment of Sensitivity to Reward Delays and Classwide Token Economy Savings for School-Aged Children
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  1. Ji Young Kim
  2. Daniel M. Fienup
  3. Derek D. Reed
  4. Laudan B. Jahromi
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  1. Delay discounting
  2. Classroom
  3. Sensitivity to reward delays
  4. Token economy
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  1. Journal of Behavioral Education
Publication Date December 12, 2022
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Deposited December 11, 2023

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