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Permanent product

Also called work sample

A lasting, tangible outcome of behavior that can be measured after the behavior has ended, such as written answers, assembled parts, or items put away.

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After independent work time, the RBT counts 14 correctly sorted forks in the drawer.

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RBT A.3 · Data Collection and GraphingMeasure behavior through permanent products
BCBA C.2 · Measurement, Data Display, and InterpretationDirect, indirect, and permanent-product measures

Contrived permanent product
Direct measurement
Indirect measurement
Inference
Operational definition
Permanent-product recording

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