Question

​if you have participated in an environment in which something like gold stars were given for appropriate behavior, and a certain number of gold stars earned something like an ice cream treat, you have been involved in a ____.

Answer 1

You have been involved in a "token economy".A token economy compensates great conduct with tokens that can be traded for something wanted. A token can be a chip, coin, star, sticker, or something that can be traded for what the subject needs to purchase. Instructors give understudies a token when their conduct coordinates the targeted conduct.