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nested level

Chinese translation: 递进式或者叠加式？

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English term or phrase:nested level
Chinese translation:递进式或者叠加式？
Entered by: Patrick Cheng

03:39 Mar 8, 2013
English to Chinese translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Psychology / school psychology
English term or phrase: nested level
Context: Behavior plans need to be sensitive to the fact that students in the mild range of retardation don’t have a truly logical grasp of the world. Token economies can again be useful, but cannot have “nested” levels—stick to one major dimension for greater success.

The author's explanation: Nested levels are where you reward small behavior changes while working on bigger ones. The student can "trade up" for a bigger reward once several smaller "tokens" have been earned.

I need to find a Chinese equivalent for nested but all the Google searches lead to one result: 嵌套式.

Thanks in advance for your professional help.
Jing Hu
China
Local time: 20:17
递进式或者叠加式？
Explanation:
不懂心理学，只是根据原文的解释选的。
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Patrick Cheng
United States
Local time: 06:17
Grading comment
I don't think it's as professional as I hoped but it's the closest term I could get. Thanks.
2 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +1聚养阶段（层次）
jarv95888
3递进式或者叠加式？
Patrick Cheng


  

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51 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
递进式或者叠加式？


Explanation:
不懂心理学，只是根据原文的解释选的。

Patrick Cheng
United States
Local time: 06:17
Native speaker of: Native in ChineseChinese
PRO pts in category: 2
Grading comment
I don't think it's as professional as I hoped but it's the closest term I could get. Thanks.
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
聚养阶段（层次）


Explanation:
A suggestion: I think the word "nest" has a figurative reference to the life cycle of migrant birds where they may have to nest at a certain phase of their movement so that they can take a break for the time being managing what they have got so far while preparing for what is further ahead.

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Note added at 2 hrs (2013-03-08 05:53:08 GMT)
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"嵌套" is a term meaning one part able to be fall in place in conjoining with another part, a term too technical and not quite fit to the description of your explanation.

jarv95888
Local time: 08:17
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in ChineseChinese, Native in EnglishEnglish

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agree  Joanna Chow
2 days 21 hrs
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