A viral social media trend known as 'Corridor Dash', popularized on the video-sharing platform VibeShare, has triggered widespread concern among secondary school administrators. The online trend involves students filming themselves performing sudden, coordinated obstacle jumps over school furniture and sprinting through narrow hallways during lesson transitions, often colliding with other pupils. Headteachers report that the desire for online validation is driving a major increase in hazardous corridor behaviour. One principal remarked: "It is incredibly dangerous. We have had multiple near-misses and minor injuries as pupils attempt to recreate these high-speed stunts for likes. The physical risk and the chaos between lessons are becoming unmanageable."
Dr. Serena Cole, a behavioral psychologist, explained that the high-visibility rewards of digital platforms heavily influence adolescent social modeling. She noted: "At this age, peer approval is a primary motivator. When adolescents observe their peers receiving thousands of virtual 'likes' and positive comments for risky antics, they perceive high social status. Consequently, they are highly motivated to replicate these actions in their own school environment, ignoring real-world safety risks."
Assess the effectiveness of using a school-wide reward-based system (such as a token economy) to manage the disruptive imitation behaviours identified in Source A.
