Registered Behavior Technician (RBT) Practice Exam

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What does latency refer to in behavioral terms?

The speed of a response after a cue is given

The frequency of a response

The duration of a behavior

The time between the SD and the response

Latency refers to the time between the presentation of the stimulus (also known as the discriminative stimulus, or SD) and the initiation of the behavior. This means that latency is not measuring the speed of the response after a cue is given (option A) or the frequency of the response (option B). It also does not measure the duration of the behavior (option C). Instead, latency provides information about how quickly the individual responds to the presented stimulus.

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