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It is found that in the preparation of future specialists, The purpose of teaching the discipline is to form
the ability to adhere to a certain methodological students’ perceptions of cognitive psychology laws, and
approach to psychological research and analysis of the task is to help students gain profound knowledge of
mental processes and personality of the child is formed; current issues in psycholinguistics; to develop skills and
to be guided in different theories, critically analyze competences for conducting experimental research in it
different approaches to the basic psychological and to correctly use the results obtained in future
categories, use the knowledge gained in practical professional activity.
activity; to determine the basic properties of the In our opinion, for future practical psychologists who
individual, psychological mechanisms for determining purposefully prepares themselves for applied analysis of
his behavior; to take into account the individuality, elementary school students, it is necessary to become
uniqueness, inner potential of self-creation of acquainted with the topic of cognitive psychology “The
personality. theory of language by Homskij and Miller and the
The analysis of the main topics in general psychology critique of behaviorism”, to find out behavioral
proves that in the topic “The main stages of the approaches to linguistic nouns of child by adult. It is
formation of psychology as a science. Basic useful for students to become acquainted with Homskij
Psychological Schools and Areas” it is useful for future and Miller’s arguments and to be able to express their
practical psychologists to consider in detail precisely the professional position, to argue their views on the
3rd stage of development of psychology: psychology as scientific dispute between Homskij and Miller (1965)
the science of behavior, which studies the external and Skinner.
manifestations of mental activity – behavior. The training course “Social Psychology”, places in the
In the course of “Educational Psychology” future minds of future psychologists the knowledge of basic
specialists know about the subject, tasks and methods of concepts, principles, provisions of social psychology,
pedagogical psychology, history of formation and forms the skills and practical and research activities in
development of pedagogical psychology, cross- the social field (Bihun, 2011).
curricular links and system of categories of pedagogical Future specialists will learn information about the
psychology. essence, place, role of social psychology during their
The educational course “Educational Psychology” studies; system of scientific knowledge and its
contains 10 topics, among which there is a seminar conceptual apparatus, learn methods of research of
lesson on the theme: “The concept of learning and its social and psychological phenomena; methods of verbal
psychological mechanisms: psychological and non-verbal communication for successful
characteristics of the learning process, psychological interaction with elementary school students; methods
analysis of didactic principles of teaching; peculiarities and means of interpersonal interaction between teacher
of educational motivation; factors affecting the and elementary school students.
effectiveness of learning”, as well as a seminar session Future specialists, through mastering the tasks of the
“Psychological features and general patterns of the course of social psychology, have developed the ability
learning process: the ratio of learning and learning to analyze intragroup and group relationships between
processes, the structure of learning, psychological students, practically oriented approaches to solving
features of the process of learning skills and skills; problems of socialization of students in the educational
indicators of learning ability”. environment by means of social and psychological
Future psychologists have formed knowledge about influence.
psychological models of teaching and classification of In the context of the training course “Social
types of learning, innovative teaching technologies, Psychology”, future practical psychologists need to
types of modern learning: programmable, sign- study in depth the topic “Contemporary direction of
contextual, modular; types of learning: rapid and slow development of foreign social psychology: Skinner’s
rates of acquisition of material by elementary school theory of operant learning”, which includes the
students, criteria for success in primary school, factors provisions: human behavior is determined, predicted
for learning effectiveness and ways to activate the and controlled by the environment; Respondent
educational activity of elementary school students. behavior is a response to a familiar stimulus; operant
We believe that in order to qualitatively prepare future behavior is determined and controlled by the result,
practical psychologists for applied analysis of primary which will then be obtained.
school students’ behavior, it is necessary to consider in It has been found out that the curricula for the training
more detail the topic “Forms of learning: respondent, of the future practical psychologist in different domestic
operant, verbal”, as a process and result of acquiring educational institutions include the “Workshop on
individual experience and adapting to specific psycho diagnostics and correction in education”, the
conditions of existence; making new connections training course “Fundamentals of psycho-correction
between different situations, causing the subject to work”, “Psychological correction”, “Practicum on group
change behavior. “Basics of psychological counseling”, “Personal crisis
The course “Cognitive Psychology” forms students’ counseling”, “Organization of training communication
knowledge of psycholinguistics and has with children of all ages”, “Psychological assistance to
interdisciplinary links with general psychology, social children who have been abused”, “Emergency
psychology, psychological personality, pedagogical psychological assistance”. Computer Psycho diagnosis,
psychology, age psychology, experimental psychology. Psychological Assistance in Crisis, Family Counseling,
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