Research groups
Research projects
Completed research projects
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Effects of reinforcement on behavioral variability
The effect of reinforcement and extinction on behavioral variability and the effects reinforcement and punishment have on rule-governed insensitivity.
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Subjective discounting of delayed rewards
The project examines preference for immediate versus delayed rewards in animal models and in humans to identify variables that control choice.
Publications and research
Scientific publications
Backman, Kirsti Hegre;
Couto, Kalliu Carvalho
; Melo, Camila Muchon de; Spasovska, Natalija;
Bento, Fabio
(2025).
Network Analysis of Academic Production on Metacontingencies.
Behavior and Social Issues (BSI).
https://doi.org/10.1007/s42822-025-00203-x
Silva, Rafael Fernando da; Carvalho, Lucas Couto De;
Couto, Kalliu Carvalho
; SOUZA, LUCAS CODINA DE; Coelho, Cristiano; Souza, Deisy das Graças de
(2025).
Pairs of rats cooperate more when responding to simultaneous reinforcement than to alternated reinforcement.
Journal of The Experimental Analysis of Behavior.
Vol. 123.
https://doi.org/10.1002/jeab.4240
PENHA, LÍVIA DE ÂNGELI SILVA; Silva, Rafael Fernando da; FERREIRA, MARCELO AFONSO KELLER; SOUZA, LUCAS CODINA DE; HENRIQUES, MARCELO BORGES;
Couto, Kalliu Carvalho
; Carvalho, Lucas Couto De; Souza, Deisy das Graças de
(2024).
Effect of Reinforcement Duration on Response Rate of Stingless Bees (Melipona quadrifasciata
anthidioides).
Revista Brasileira de Análise do Comportamento.
Vol. 20.
https://doi.org/10.18542/REBAC.V20I2.17389
Dale, Fredrik; Carvalho, Lucas Couto De; Baia, Fabio;
Couto, Kalliu Carvalho
(2024).
Coordinated Responding Under Concurrent Schedules of Reinforcement.
Revista Brasileira de Análise do Comportamento.
Vol. 20.
https://doi.org/10.18542/REBAC.V20I1.16400
Oliveira, Marlon A. de;
Couto, Kalliu Carvalho
; Sandaker, Ingunn; Rose, Julio C. de
(2023).
Avoiding the Tragedy of the Commons: Shaping Children’s Sustainable Behavior in a Digital Game.
The Psychological Record.
Vol. 73.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s40732-023-00556-y
Couto, Kalliu Carvalho
; Bahari, Mohsen; Stokken, Anne-Lise; Carvalho, Lucas Couto De; Sandaker, Ingunn
(2023).
Experimental Analysis of Macrocontingenciesand Metacontingencies Between Group Competition.
Behavior and Social Issues (BSI).
Vol. 32.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s42822-023-00135-4
Ludmila, Zatorre Dantas; Luiz, André Connor de Méo; Costa, Carlos Eduardo;
Couto, Kalliu Carvalho
(2022).
BEHAVIORAL RESISTANCE AS FUNCTION OF DIFFERENT LEVELS OF INSTRUCTION COMPLETENESS.
Revista Mexicana de Analisis de la Conducta.
Vol. 48.
https://doi.org/10.5514/rmac.v48.i2.84462
Sigurjonsdottir, Sigridur
; Elnes, Aud Kielland;
Couto, Kalliu Carvalho
(2022).
Turn off your engine: Reducing idling amongst professional truck drivers.
Transportation Research Interdisciplinary Perspectives (TRIP).
Vol. 15.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trip.2022.100654
Bento, Fabio
;
Couto, Kalliu Carvalho
(2021).
A Behavioral Perspective on Community Resilience during the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Case of Paraisópolis in São Paulo, Brazil.
Sustainability.
Vol. 13.
https://doi.org/10.3390/su13031447
Strømgren, Børge
;
Couto, Kalliu Carvalho
(2021).
Psychometric Properties of a Norwegian Version of the Social Emotional Assets and Resilience Scales–Child–Short Form.
Assessment for Effective Intervention (AEI).
https://doi.org/10.1177/15345084211055473