Emergent stimulus relations
Untrained stimulus relations (e.g., responses to stimuli) that develop following the training of other stimulus relations.
Empiricism
A philosophical assumption underlying the science of behavior analysis that knowledge is built on objective observation and measurement (data).
Environment
An elaborate and always changing universe of stimulus conditions and events that are internal and external to an individual.
Environmental constraint
Something within a person’s environment that can be a barrier to the effectiveness of behavior analysis-based services.
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Equal interval graph
A graph, used to analyze the effects of treatment on a target behavior over time, that visually represents data in which the distance between any two consecutive points on the
Equivalence class
A collection of stimuli identified through stimulus equivalence to evoke the same response.
Equivalence-based instruction (EBI)
An instructional method based on stimulus equivalence. It maximizes the effectiveness of teaching because a client is directly taught certain targets in such a way that they are able to
Errorless learning techniques
A method for teaching new skills in a way that prevents or minimizes client errors (e.g., prompting, prompt fading, decreasing response effort, etc.) to ensure that the client emits the