ABA Glossary

By Dana Meller, M.A., BCBA
Edited by Tyra Sellers, J.D., Ph.D., BCBA-D
ABA Glossary by Dana Meller, M.A., BCBA, edited by Tyra Sellers, J.D., Ph.D., BCBA-D

Product measures

A measurement procedure that records the changes the behavior produced on the environment after it has occurred.

C-2  Distinguish among direct, indirect, and product measures of behavior.

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