Token Economy: Behaviorism Applied
- Synopsis
- B F Skinner explains operant conditioning and differentiates between positive reinforcement and punishment. He outlines his theories on the treatment of old people, children in care, prisoners and mentally and physically handicapped people in institutions, showing the successful application of his theories in the use of ‘tokens in behaviour modification and reinforcement therapy in a mental health facility, the Illinois PACE scheme for emotionally disturbed adolescents.*
- Series
- B F Skinner, Series
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States
- Medium
- Film; Video; Film. 16mm. sd. col. 23 min. Videocassette. VHS (PAL). col. 23 min.
- Technical information
- Black-and-white / Sound
- Year of production
- 1972
- Availability
- Hire (Concord)
Sale (video -Insight); 1997 sale: US$199.00 (+p&p) (Insight) - Subjects
- Social welfare
- Keywords
- behavioural therapy; operant conditioning; Skinner, Burrhus Frederic
Credits
- Director
- Peter Jordan
- Contributor
- Burrhus Frederic Skinner
Distribution Formats
- Type
- Film
- Format
- 16mm
Production Company
- Name
USA
Distributor
- Name
Concord Media
- sales@concordmedia.org.uk
- Web
- http://www.concordmedia.org.uk/ External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 01473 726 012
- Address
- Rosehill Centre
22 Hines Road
Ipswich
IP3 9BG - Notes
- A long-established, not-for-profit organisation with a large collection DVDs, specialising in the sectors of general and mental health, child care, race relations, war and peace, addictions, the third world, ecology, civil rights, personal relationships, educational issues, and social work training. Concord also handles titles made for the Graves Medical Audio-visual Library. Sale on DVD. Formerly known as Concord Video and Film Council. In 2014 Concord began to offer selected films as Video on Demand, via Vimeo.
- Name
Insight Media
- custserv@insight-media.com
- Web
- http://www.insight-media.com External site opens in new window
- Phone
- +1 212 721 6316
- Fax
- +1 212 799 5309
- Address
- 2162 Broadway
New York
NY 10024 6621
USA - Notes
- US-based distributor of an extensive range of DVD, video and CD-ROM titles for university, secondary and vocational education. Catalogue divided into the following sections: Architecture & Design; Business & Economics; Communication; Counselling & Social Work; Drama, Music & Dance; Education; Engineering; Language & Culture; Nursing & Allied Health; Physical Education; Science & Agriculture; Social Sciences. A recent development is a dedicated video-on-demand website http://www.insight-media-digital.com/ which includes a particularly strong nursing library.
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