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As children get older and prepare for a life of self-reliance, it becomes necessary for them to acquire new skills as well as generalize responding across novel settings—without the continuous involvement of a parent or teacher. The ability for an individual to emulate their environment, rather than imitate or rely on cues provided by others, translates to a level of greater independence. Emulation occurs when an individual emits one or more responses that produce an environmental change such that the change mimics or matches the condition of a visual model. The present study tested a procedure to assess the presence of emulation, to train emulation, and to test whether having it in one’s repertoire would result in participants emulating novel tasks independently. Results showed that all participants emulated novel tasks after completing emulation training. These results are discussed as they relate to programming …