O Potencial da Pesquisa em Psicologia para o Desenvolvimento de Tecnologias

Abstract

This article systematizes classes taught for a discipline that is part of the curricular emphasis “Psychology, Diversity, Technologies and Society”, of the undergraduate course in Psychology at the University of Brasília. Articles and chapters were searched in SciELO, Portal de Periódicos da CAPES, and Google Scholar from 2017 to February 2023. Other sources, including government and non-governmental organization websites, were searched to fi ll in gaps. The selection of materials considered topicality, diversity, impact and accessibility for teaching context. The article refl ects the initial part of the discipline, which is followed by prospecting by students on possibilities of contribution of scientifi c knowledge in psychology to the production of applications. It explores the relationship between scientifi c production in psychology and the generation of applications inside and outside psychology, with or without its direct participation. It exemplifi es actions within psychology to demonstrate how it can contribute to applications in diff erent contexts. It demonstrates how applications of psychology can result in technologies, with an emphasis on assistive technologies and enabling technologies; how psychology can and should participate in the diff erent stages of technology development, implementation and evaluation. It analyzes the evolution of the concept of translational research, the opportunities and threats that this science development paradigm off ers psychology, and its intertwining with the development of assistive technology. It concludes with refl ections on the university’s role in preparing professionals to work on multidisciplinary projects in search of innovative solutions to complex and challenging problems of social relevance.Keywords: Knowledge construction, applied psychology, transdisciplinarity, assistive technology, translational research