The question of whether emergent relations are truly emergent — whether they arise from processes fundamentally different from directly trained stimulus-response associations — sits at the intersection of basic behavioral science and clinical application in a way that has substantial practical consequences. For BCBAs, understanding stimulus equivalence, derived relational responding, and the theoretical accounts offered for these phenomena informs decisions about verbal behavior programming, language intervention, and the design of instructional procedures for clients with diverse learning histories.
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Join Free →During this episode we chat with Hank Schlinger and Elbert (Eb) Blakely. Hank is a Professor in the Department of Psychology at California State University, LosAngeles and the author of Introduction to Scientific Psychology, A Behavior Analytic View of Child Development, and How to Build Good Behavior and Self-Esteem in Children. Eb is an Assistant Professor at Florida Institute of Technology, where he teaches courses in applied behavior analysis, radical behaviorism, and behavior pharmacology. He also provides consultation to organizations and providers who deliver ABA services to children and adults. We chat with Hank and Eb about a Mediational Account of Equivalence and Verbal Relations.
| Certification Body | Credits | Type |
|---|---|---|
| BACB | 1 | General |
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