Board Certified Assistant Behavior Analyst (BCaBA) — Question 1

A parent reports that her 2-year-old daughter uses a number of stalling techniques to avoid bedtime once she is told to go to bed. What would be a good progress measure for going to bed when told?

Answer options

• A. frequency
• B. inter-response time
• C. latency
• D. compliance C

Correct answer:

Explanation

The correct answer is C. latency, which measures the time taken from the instruction to go to bed to when the child actually goes to bed. This is relevant because it helps assess how quickly the child responds to the bedtime request. The other options either measure different aspects of behavior or are not directly related to the timing of the child's response to the command.