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Objectives: The purpose of this study has been to evaluate the use of gamification in the classroom, in terms of its effects on attention, concentration, creativity, and generic capabilities, for university students enrolled in a Bachelor's degree program in Physiotherapy. Methods: An experimental design was implemented, using three groups differentiated by their time of exposure to the game (0 min, 30 min, or 60 min per week). The sample consisted of 73 s-year students from a Bachelor's degree program in Physiotherapy. The theoretical content for each class was taught during a period of 4 months, reinforced by use of the Kahoot! Online platform. Selective attention and concentration were evaluated using the d2 Test of Attention; creative intelligence using the Creative Intelligence Test (CREA); and generic capabilities using the capabilities subscale of the Student Engagement Questionnaire (SEQ). Results: The study's participants had a mean age of 19.51 ± 0.9 years, and it has demonstrated that use of Kahoot! For longer periods of time, i.e., more than 60 min per day, can improve essential skills in university students, such as attention, creativity, critical thinking, self-managed learning, adaptability, problem solving, and computer literacy. This study's results show that integrating Kahoot! Into the educational environment, especially with longer sessions that allow for deeper immersion in the game, produces benefits by stimulating various cognitive aspects and enhancing complex skills. Conclusion: This study has demonstrated that use of Kahoot! Improves key skills such as attention, creativity, and critical thinking, especially when longer sessions are used. It is also suggested that its use should be balanced with other educational activities, in order to achieve comprehensive development for the students.

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I present a theory of adaptive intelligence and discuss why I believe adaptive intelligence, rather than general intelligence, is the kind of intelligence upon which we should focus in today's world. Adaptive intelligence is the ability to adapt to, shape, and select real-world environments in ways that result in positive outcomes not only for oneself, but also for others and the world. Edward Zigler was among the first to recognize the importance of levels of adaptation to intellectual deficiency, arguing from early on that intellectual challenges needed to be recognized not just in terms of IQ but also in terms of adaptive functioning. Adaptive intelligence is compared to and contrasted with general intelligence, which is usually defined as the first factor in a factor analysis of psychometric tests. I first introduce the main issues in the article. Then I discuss how one even would decide what intelligence is. Next I discuss broader theories of intelligence and especially the theory of adaptive intelligence. Then I talk about the perishability of theories of intelligence and other things-to what extent are they set up so that people are willing and able to move beyond them? Finally, I discuss how individual outcomes do not necessarily predict collective outcomes.

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O presente artigo se propõe a discutir uma concepção de Psicologia do Trabalho, buscando mostrar sua especificidade com relação à Psicologia Organizacional pautada nos aspectos psicodinâmicos do trabalho. Procura ainda discutir o lugar do psicólogo e o uso que ele faz da escuta na Psicologia do Trabalho. A concepção apresentada foi construída no âmbito do Pacto (laboratório de Psicologia do Trabalhoda Umesp), a partir das intervenções junto às pequenas e médias organizações do ABC paulista tendo por referências fundamentais a Psicanálise e as proposições de Christopher Dejours. (AU)

This paper aims at discussing a concept of Work Psychology seeking to show its specificity in relation to Organizational Psychology, guided by an emphasis on psychodynamic aspects of work. It further aims at discussing the psychologist’s place and the use he makes of listening in Work Psychology. The design presented was built under the Pact (Laboratory of Occupational Psychology of Umesp) from the contactswith small and medium-sized organizations in the ABC region of thestate of São Paulo, having psychoanalysis and Christopher Dejours’s propositions as its key references. (AU)

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