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Achievement Place: development of the elected manager system.

E L Phillips1, E A Phillips, M M Wolf

  • 1University of Kansas.

Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis
|January 1, 1973
PubMed
Summary

A democratically elected peer manager system was most effective and preferred in a behavior modification program for pre-delinquent boys. This system utilized a token economy for task completion and privilege exchange.

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Area of Science:

  • Behavioral Psychology
  • Child Psychology
  • Educational Psychology

Background:

  • Achievement Place is a family-style behavior modification program for pre-delinquent boys.
  • A token economy system, where youths earn or lose points for privileges, is a key motivational component.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To compare the effectiveness and preference of various administrative systems within the token economy.
  • To identify optimal methods for task assignment and consequence delivery.

Main Methods:

  • Experiments compared individually vs. group assigned tasks.
  • Individual vs. group consequences for task performance were evaluated.
  • Peer managership models (highest bidder vs. democratic election) were contrasted.

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Main Results:

  • The democratically elected peer manager system demonstrated superior effectiveness and preference.
  • This system empowered elected managers to award or revoke points for peer performance.

Conclusions:

  • Democratic election of peer managers significantly enhances task accomplishment and participant satisfaction.
  • Behavioral intervention effectiveness can be improved through participatory administrative structures.