Which arrangement lists the three criteria in reward-based training?

• A. Latency of Response, Duration of Response, and Reinforcement Rate.
• B. Physical Response, Latency of Response, and Duration of Response.
• C. Physical Response, Latency of Response, and Frequency of Reinforcement.
• D. Latency of Response, Duration of Response, and Intensity of Response.

Answer: (B)

In reward-based training, how you judge a performance revolves around three observable aspects of the dog’s behavior: what the dog actually does (the physical response), how quickly the dog starts after the cue (latency of response), and how long the dog maintains the behavior once started (duration of response). These three together capture whether the correct behavior occurred, how promptly it began, and how consistently it can be sustained, which are the most direct indicators of training progress.

The other ideas in the choices focus on reinforcement procedures or on aspects like how often you reinforce or how intense the response is. Those relate to how you train rather than to the quality of the specific response itself. Therefore, the arrangement that includes the physical response along with latency and duration best fits the standard way reward-based training performance is assessed.