Volume 3, 2010

Introduction

• Introduction

  Zinchenko, Yu. P. ; Petrenko, V.F.

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  Zinchenko Yu.P., Petrenko V.F. (2010). Introduction. Psychology in Russia: State of the Art, 3, 6-8

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  • This third issue of the yearbook Psychology in Russia: State of the Art is timed for the XXVIIth International Congress of Applied Psychology (11th-16th July 2010, Melbourne, Australia). The aim of the issue is to acquaint foreign colleagues with a broad spectrum of theoretical and applied research conducted by Russian psychologists in the last few years. Russian psychology is developing intensively today. To a very large extent this is determined by the great interest Russian society shows for psychology in general and for the possibilities of its practical application. An ever increasing number of organizations employ professional psychologists in Russia, and there is an ever increasing demand for scientifically sound innovations in management, production, education, and entertainment. In the last years, the quantity of popular psychology books has been steadily increasing, which is an unequivocal evidence for a rising concern of the Russian population with psychological issues. Although Russian psychology always was interested in solving applied problems, the dominance of applied research can today be regarded as one of its most characteristic features.

    Keywords: Psychology in Russia: State of the Art, history of psychology

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Psychology in Quest for Identity: Methodological and Theoretical Studies

• Technologies of Virtual Reality in the Context of WorldWide and Russian Psychology: Methodology, Comparison with Traditional Methods, Achievements and Perspectieves

  Zinchenko, Yu. P. ; Chernorizov, Alexsander M.; Menshikova, G.Ya.; Bayakovsky, Yu. M.; Voiskounsky, A.E.

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  Zinchenko, Yu.P., Menshikova, G.Ya., Bayakovsky, Yu.M., Chernorizov, A.M., Voiskounsky, A.E. (2010). Technologies of Virtual Reality in the Context of WorldWide and Russian Psychology: Methodology, Comparison with Traditional Methods, Achievements and Perspectives. Psychology in Russia: State of the Art, 3, 12-45.

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  • The paper introduces virtual reality systems as a new methodolology of carrying out both traditional and originally designed experimental studies in psychology and in a broader context - in neuroscience. This methodology, often differing from classical approaches toward planning and performing a study in cognitive, social, educational, organizational and numerous other disciplines within psychology, is placed in the context of genuine Russian and at the same time of world-wide psychological theories, conceptions and traditions. Advantages, currently available results, challenges and perspectives of the virtual paradigm in experimental psychology, psychotherapy and psychological rehabilitation are thoroughly described and analyzed. The ideas of immersive virtuality are also shown to play a profound role at diverse levels of innovative learning and teaching, including special, extracurricular, and college education. Besides, applied virtual reality sys­tems are presented as being of serious importance for the university students' training: it is expected that new generations of professional psychologists will use these systems extensively. The multifaceted theoretical activities and applied work of the staff and students affiliated with the Psychology Department, Lomonosov Moscow State University, aimed at development and usage of immersive virtual reality systems are fully presented in the paper.

    Keywords: experimental psychology, neuroscience, psychotherapy, psychological rehabilitation, methodology, virtual reality, immersion, modality, innovative education, motor activity, psychophysics, cognitive psychology

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• Priority Research Directions in the Area of Qualitative Methodology

  Melnikova, O.T.; Khoroshilov, D.A.

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  Melnikova O.T., Khoroshilov D.A. (2010). Priority Research Directions in the Area of Qualitative Methodology. Psychology in Russia: State of the Art, 3, 46-72

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  • The basic directions of modern theoretical and practical research in the area of qualitative methodology in Russia are discussed in the article. The complexity of research is considered from three points of view: the development of methodology of qualitative analysis, qualitative methods, and verbal and nonverbal projective techniques. The authors present an integrative model of the qualitative analysis, the research on specificity of the use of discourse-analysis method and projective techniques of expressive drawing, and also the influence of communicative com­petence of respondents on efficiency of focus groups. In conclusion prospects of integration of qualitative methodology are considered.

    Keywords: qualitative methods, the qualitative analysis, a method of focus groups, analysis levels, objectivity, validity, reliability, interpretation, the discour¬se-analysis, discourse theories, a metaphor, projective techniques, expressive drawing, communicative competence, efficiency of focus group, integration, multiparadigm science.

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• Meditation as the Non-Mediated Perception

  Petrenko, V.F.; Kucherenko, V.V.

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  Petrenko V.F., Kucherenko V.V. (2010). Meditation as the Non-Mediated Perception. Psychology in Russia: State of the Art, 3, 73-112

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  • Authors discuss notable philosophical and psychological aspects of Buddhism and Hinduism, as well as different features of meditation techniques in their relations to psychological study of consciousness.

    Keywords: consciousness, Buddhism, Hinduism, meditation, categorization, de-categorization.

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• Cultural-Historical Psychology of L.S. Vygotsky: Exploring the Logic of Multidimensionality

  Klochko, V.Y.

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  Klochko V.E. (2010). Cultural-Historical Psychology of L.S. Vygotsky: Exploring the Logic of Multidimensionality. Psychology in Russia: State of the Art, 3, 74-129

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  • Cultural-historical theory of LS. Vygotsky is viewed in the paper through the prism of tendencies of psychology development, which are revealed by the trans-spective analysis understood as a tool of cognition of regularities of emergence of open self-developing systems to which science can be attributed. It is argued that cultural-historical psychology can be placed among the theories of post non-classical level; i.e. having declared itself at the age of emergence of non-classical psychology, the theory left its time behind. This fact significantly hindered (and is still hindering) comprehension of the multidimensional logic applied by LS. Vy­gotsky. It is shown that today this logic is becoming much more accessible for comprehension as science has started to embrace the ideals of post non-classical rationality. System anthropological psychology is considered as a modern version of cultural-historical psychology development, which has retained the original multidimensional logic applied by LS. Vygotsky.

    Keywords: cultural-historical psychology; multidimensional logic, philosophy of multidimensionality, psychology of multidimensionality, system anthropological psychology

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• Social Situation of Child's Development - the Key Concept in Modern Developmental Psychology

  Karabanova, O.A.

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  Karabanova O.A. (2010). Social Situation of Child's Development - the Key Concept in Modern Developmental Psychology. Psychology in Russia: State of the Art, 3, 130-153

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  • The present study is aimed to examine the role of the concept of social situation of development, suggested by L.S. Vygotsky, to define determinants of psychological development of a child in modern developmental psychology. Its heuristic character is exposed by the fact that further elaboration of fundamental and applied as­pects of developmental psychology does not make the concept less urgent New studies still enrich its content, opening perspectives for further research.

    Keywords: development, cultural-historical theory by L.S. Vygotsky, social situa¬tion of development, contextualism, social relations

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• Meta-system Approach as a Methodological Principle of Psychological Research

  Karpov, A.V.

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  Karpov A.V. (2010). Meta-system Approach as a Methodological Principle of Psychological Research. Psychology in Russia: State of the Art, 3, 154-170

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  • The following article aims to explain why including a new principle - a meta-sys-tem approach principle - in methodological principles of psychological research is of crucial importance. In developing main points of system methodology this approach simultaneously appears to be a more general one, because it permits to overcome a number of limitations and, first of all, to incorporate a qualitatively unique class of systems - systems with an "embedded" meta-system level - in the sphere of research. Besides, the article covers main issues and methodological sources for applying the meta-system approach to psychological studies. It is the purpose of this article to demonstrate efficiency of the approach in understanding basic structural principles and content of the highest psychical level - the meta-system level.

    Keywords: meta-system approach, methodological principle, systems theory, level of organization, subjective reality, structural-level organization, mental representation.

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• Behaviorology and Dialectical Materialism: On the Way to Dialogue

  Fedorov, A.A.

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  Fedorov A.A. (2010). Behaviorology and Dialectical Materialism: On the Way to Dialogue. Psychology in Russia: State of the Art, 3, 171-180

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  • In Vygotsky's words, Marxist psychology proceeds along the path of American behaviorism only to a certain point (1926). I suppose Vygotsky was mistaken. Behaviorism of his time was as immature as Marxist psychology, and much water has flowed under the bridge since then. Contemporary behaviorology is compatible with dialectical materialism. Here I will particularly examine three aspects. Firstly, materialistic interpretation of causality is crucial for both of them. Secondly, cause and consequence are dialectically related in selection by consequences, so it is in fact a dialectical model of behavior determination. Thirdly, laws of dialectics are applicable to behaviorology.

    Keywords: radical behaviorism, behaviorology, dialectical materialism, determinism, Skinner

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• Psychology Future in Development of Neurosciences

  Arakelov G. G.; Glebov, V.V.

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  Arakelov G.G., Glebov V.V. (2010). Psychology Future in Development of Neurosciences. Psychology in Russia: State of the Art, 3, 181-194

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  • The article presents basic trends and prospects of development of neurosciences which study the problems of brain dysfunctions, thinking, memory, perception, and data processing It considers the questions raised by the research of brain elasticity of an adult person, the problem of individual consciousness, decoding of mechanisms of thinking, new trends in cross-cultural of studies.. The attention is focused on the important interdisciplinary researches in the field of studying stress / distress and various mental and psychosomatic frustrations which are caused by them.

    Keywords: психология, psychophysiology / психофизиология, neurosciences / нейробиология, brain activity, brain dysfunctions

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Homo cogitans in the Information Age: Study of Cognitive Processes

• Giftedness: The Answer in One and a Half Centuries

  Bogoyavlenskaya, D.B.

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  Bogoyavlenskaya D.B. (2010). Giftedness: The Answer in One and a Half Centuries. Psychology in Russia: State of the Art, 3, 197-213

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  • This article stresses the social importance of the problem of giftedness and in this connection the necessity to clarify this concept scientifically. The history of this problem reveals the origins of reduction of the concept and the wide-spread notion of giftedness as "intelligence level above average. "There are two reasons of it: 1) Galton's components of giftedness were put into a complex; 2) there were no measuring techniques of this complex. The unit of the analysis of giftedness was formed after Galton's notion of giftedness as comprised of components was supplemented with the method of measurement -"systematic observation"- and understood as an ability to generate activity at one's own initiative. Then it became possible to realize Galton's concept of giftedness as a manifestation of mind and character.

    
    

    Keywords: giftedness, systemic quality, reduction, method, diagnostics, element-wise approach, unit of analysis, personality, scaling, abilities, development, genius.

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• Testing of Mental Abilities

  Shadrikov, V.D.; Taldykina, A.A.

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  Shadrikov V.D., Taldykina A.A. (2010). Testing of Mental Abilities.Psychology in Russia: State of the Art, 3, 214-226

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  • This article reports on the results of development of human mental abilities measurement method based on the stated theoretical positions. Such positions are represented by the following: the thesis formulated by M.I. Sechenov that a thought is generated in the process of establishing a connection between the object and its properties; the definition of thin king given by S.L.Rubinstein who wrote that in the process of solving a problem the object manifests its new properties and qualities, it shows a new side, a new content is "bailed out" of it, as well as the thesis about mental development of abilities formulated by V.D. Shadrikov (2007).

    Keywords: abilities, mental abilities, abilities testing, intelligence test, psychometric procedure, validity, reliability

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• Structural Approach to Dialectic Cognition

  Veraksa, N.E.

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  Veraksa N.E. (2010). Structural Approach to Dialectic Cognition. Psychology in Russia: State of the Art, 3, 227- 239

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  • The author views dialectic cognition as an integral and unique process, which is based on dialectical logic - the logic of operating opposites. The development of this logic takes place during the preschool years through transformation of contradictory situations. The transformation process is carried out by dialectical cognitive actions.

    Keywords: dialectic cognition, dialectical structure, child thinking, contradictory situation, opposites

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• Intelligence and Tolerance / Intolerance for Uncertainty as Predictors of Creativity

  Kornilova, T.V.; Kornilov, S.A.

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  Kornilova T.V., Kornilov S.A. (2010). Intelligence and Tolerance / Intolerance for Uncertainty as Predictors of Creativity. Psychology in Russia: State of the Art, 3, 240-256

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  • The present paper describes two studies that investigated incremental predictive value of tolerance and intolerance for uncertainty in predicting creativity. The first study shows significant positive incremental predictive power of tolerance for uncertainty over general intelligence in predicting creativity. The second study reveals a negative relationship between intolerance for uncertainty and creativity with fluid intelligence scores being already accounted for. Overall, tolerance for uncertainty promotes creativity, whereas intolerance for uncertainty impedes it, demonstrating that creativity draws on both intellectual potential and processes of uncertainty acceptance.

    Keywords: uncertainty, ambiguity, tolerance for uncertainty, intelligence, creativity

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• Why Historical becomes Personal? Spontaneous Historical Content of Individual Autobiographical Memory

  Nourkova, V.V.; Bernstein, D.M.

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  Nourkova V.V., Bernstein D.M. (2010). Why Historical becomes Personal? Spontaneous Historical Content of Individual Autobiographical Memory. Psychology in Russia: State of the Art, 3, 257- 277

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  • In the present paper we suggest that people experience history from four perspectives: Participant, Witness, Contemporary and Successor. These perspectives differ in the proportion of experience, knowledge and personal meaning that is available. We empirically demonstrated greater malleability of memories about terrorist attacks that were experienced as a Witness than as a Contemporary. We also review research on the extent to which people spontaneously use historical events as a reference for dating personal memories. In our Moscow sample (N = 476), historical references were present in 5% of people. We found that 17% of participants listed historical memories in their life stories, as indicated by where they placed events along a Life Line. There was a tendency to balance negative historical experience with positive events from the Contemporary perspective (Gagarin'61, Olympic Games'80). Older participants included historical memories in their Life Lines more often than younger participants did, while the majority of historical memories referred to the age before 29. Participants recollected historical memories only from periods in their past that fell within what is called the "reminiscence bump" - a lifetime period that covers the age interval between 18-28 years. The proportion of historical content in individual autobiographical memory is deter­mined by: 1) objective history; 2) experiencing historically transitional events in youth; 3) being older than the "reminiscence bump" period and 4) having at least a decade time distance toward historical event

    Keywords: autobiographical memory, historical memories, historical references

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• Facial Expression Recognition with the Use of Chimeric Face Technique

  Menshikova, G.Ya.

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  Menshikova G.Ya. (2010). Facial Expression Recognition with the Use of Chimeric Face Technique. Psychology in Russia: State of the Art, 3, 278-286

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  • The aim of this study was to investigate holistic / feature processing for encod­ing face expressions employing the chimeric face technique. In the course of our experiment we tested the recognition accuracy of universal and "chimeric" countenance. As the study has revealed there was a considerable difference between distributions of subject responses depending on the localization of expression features (top/ bottom parts of the face). For chimeric face identification accuracy substantially decreased, there were considerable variations in the naming of face expression and the names assigned were hardly dictated by distinguishing features. The changes in recognition of facial expressions may be accounted for by disarrangement in holistic processing of expression encoding.

    Keywords: face expression recognition, holistic / feature processing for encoding face expressions, chimeric face technique, identification accuracy

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• Imaging Processes of Working Memory by Localization of Activated Frequency-Selective EEG Generators

  Danilova, N.N.

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  Danilova N.N. (2010). Imaging Processes of Working Memory by Localization of Activated Frequency-Selective EEG Generators. Psychology in Russia: State of the Art, 3, 287- 300

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  • The new method of microstructure analysis of oscillatory brain activity was pro­posed for studying the structure and dynamics of working memory. Mapping local network activity according to dipole localization of frequency-selective gamma and beta generators supports the leading role of frontal areas in processes of working memory. The retention of information during the delay interval is presented by joint activity of frequency-selective gamma and beta generators which provide the integration of frontal areas, associative, visual cortex and cerebellum. The joint activity of the gamma- and beta-generators has a wave-like character and is modulated by low-frequency wave activity.

    Keywords: working memory, oscillatory brain activity, frequency-selective gene¬rator, equivalent dipole, pacemaker neuron

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• A Geometrical Approach to Research into Signal Recognition in Visual Systems of Humans and Animals

  Izmailov, Ch. A.; Chernorizov, Alexsander M.

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  Izmailov Ch.A., Chernorizov A.M. (2010). A Geometrical Approach to Research into Signal Recognition in Visual Systems of Humans and Animals. Psychology in Russia: State of the Art, 3, 301-332

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  • In the paper an attempt is made to justify the importance of geometrical language (especially metric space models) for the description of visual perception processing. The tradition to use geometry for the description of psychophysiological processes goes back to a Newtonian color circle. At present there are many examples of such models, as well as of examples from other areas of mathematics. However, we want to justify a position, that geometrical language is not simply one of formal languages used for the description of visual perception phenomena. We'll try to represent it as the approach, which includes both the formal description of psychological phenomena and neurophysiological mechanisms, as well as experimental techniques of research into these phenomena and mechanisms.

    Keywords: vector psychophysiology, categoriality of perception, perception of form and color, large (suprathreshold) interstimuli differences, multidimensional scaling, geometrical modeling of subjective perceptual spaces, spherical model of visual perception, neural modules (ensembles)

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• Conscious Self-Regulation of Voluntary Activity: Differential Approach

  Morosanova, V.I.

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  Morosanova V.I. (2010). Conscious Self-Regulation of Voluntary Activity: Differential Approach. Psychology in Russia: State of the Art, 3, 333- 349

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  • This research is devoted to the investigation of the role of conscious self-regulation in human development and activity. The concept of conscious self-regulation of a subject's voluntary activity and the history of its research conducted in Psychological Institute RAE are discussed. The results of the research dedicated to the typology of individual styles of self-regulation and their relationship with educational and professional activity effectiveness are presented. Personal dispositions have specific influence on the individual peculiarities of regulatory profile. It is concluded that the integrated system of individual self-regulation includes dynamic and content aspects of a personality, its conscious and subconscious structures for development and achievement of goals

    Keywords: conscious self-regulation, subject and personality, individual style, self-regulation profile, personality dispositions

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• Psychosemantic Approach to Studying Gender Role Attitudes

  Petrenko, V.F.; Mitina, O.V.

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  Petrenko V.F., Mitina O.V. (2010). Psychosemantic Approach to Studying Gender Role Attitudes. Psychology in Russia: State of the Art, 3, 350-411

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  • This article concerns studies devoted to the analysis of stereotypes of women's behavior using a method of plural identification. This method has developed within the general psychosemantic approach and allows to study not only well realized social and mental representations, but those deep and implicit, too. The article describes three experiments. All of them are cross-cultural. In the first and the second experiments attitudes of Russian and Azerbaijan respondents were compared. The third experiment is focused on comparing the feedback received from Russian and US samples. It has been shown that cultural influence is more important than gender influence when we deal with attitudes towards female behavior and life scenarios. That means that positions of men and women of the same culture have more in common than responses pf women or men from different cultures. The method permits to conduct cross-cultural researches into different (subcultures both in one country or in different countries.

    Keywords: psychosemantics, semantic space, gender, social representations, factor analysis

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• Perception of Family Environment with Russian Adolescent Twins: Possible Genotype-Environment Correlation

  Barsky, Ph. I.; Gindina, E.D.; Lobaskova, M.M.; Malykh, S. B.

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  Barsky Ph.I., Gindina E.D., Lobaskova M.M., Malykh S.B. (2010). Perception of Family Environment with Russian Adolescent Twins: Possible Genotype-Environment Correlation. Psychology in Russia: State of the Art, 3, 412- 430

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  • Gene-environment correlations have been studied in behavior genetics since the beginning of the 1980s, including genetic effect on the perceived family environment; however, the majority of studies have been based on retrospective self-reports. The current study is meant to analyze the sources of variance (complementary genetic factors, shared and non-shared environmental variance) in perceived family environment with Russian adolescent twins. Perception of family environment was measured with the Russian version of Family Environment Scale (Moos & Moos, 1981). The structural equation model in "Mx"(Neale, Boker, Xie, & Maes, 2004) was employed to estimate the influence of genetic and environmental factors on adolescents' self-reports. The environmental variance components are prevalent for most FES scales (6 of 10). The shared environment was significant for 3 primary grades and the Organization factor, the complementary genetic variance was revealed for 2 primary grades and the Expressiveness-Control super-order factor. These results are generally consistent with previously reported moderate heritability of FES scales, although the heritabilities for the Conflict scale and the Structure super-order factor appear to be relatively high. The gene-environment correlation might be a possible explanation for these findings.

    Keywords: perceptions of family environment, environment, genotype, twins, gene-environment correlation, Family Environment Scale, adolescence

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Facing Challenges of the Modern World: Applied Aspects of Psychology

• On the Fundamental Principles in the Contemporary Development of Russian Neuropsychology

  Glozman, J.M.

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  Glozman J.M. (2010). On the Fundamental Principles in the Contemporary Development of Russian Neuropsychology. Psychology in Russia: State of the Art, 3, 433- 451

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  • This paper deals with the development and main features of the cultural-historical approach in neuropsychology. A three step model of the evolution of Russian neuropsychology is proposed. The social and subjective features of disturbances in the pattern of mental functions and their dynamics in children and adults are discussed. The problems of the internal representation of defects, of the quality of life of patients and of their caregivers prove to be of fundamental value for contemporary neuropsychological investigations.

    Keywords: neuropsychology, A.R. Luria, L.S. Vygotsky, cultural-historical approach, mediation, care-givers, internal self-representation of disease

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• Social Cognition. Practical Psychology of Management

  Bazarov, T.Y.

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  Bazarov T.Yu. (2010). Social Cognition. Practical Psychology of Management. Psychology in Russia: State of the Art, 3, 452- 462

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  • Management as a form of cognition implies gaining new experience and knowledge, particularly about oneself. Traditionally, the psychology of social cognition distinguishes between an object and a subject of cognition (i.e. the one who cognizes). The subject of cognition can represent both an individual and a social group. As consciousness and mentality of an individual changes in modern society, essential topics of social cognitive psychology assume new importance: society components are becoming inter-cognitive. There is a change in the structure of management relations within the management system that includes aims and functions, as well as the subject and object of management.

    Keywords: social cognition, social change, management space, manager's self-concept, individual management concept, professional identity, managerial identity

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• Creative Thinking Training as a Means of Development of Conflict Competence of a Professional

  Kashapov, M.M.

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  Kashapov M.M. (2010). Creative Thinking Training as a Means of Development of Conflict Competence of a Professional. Psychology in Russia: State of the Art, 3, 463- 481

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  • The psychological basis of creative thinking training as a means of development of conflict competence of a professional includes: in the first place, the knowledge of psychological nature of creative thinking of a professional; in the second place, recognition of above situational thinking as a leading quality in the structure of creative professional thinking; consideration of above situational thinking in the context of development of conflict competence of a professional, in the third place. In order to develop conflict competence, it is necessary to learn to get above the level of momentary requirements of a situation, to detect above situational problems, to set the goals, excessive from the point of view of the initial task. Pro­fessionals, thinking in terms of above situation, while analyzing a conflict situation, start to realize and actualize their own resources, which facilitates a creative way in problems resolving. It is the detection of above situational problems that forms the basis for creative thinking and is characterized by a set of key personal qualities necessary for his self-transformation as an agent.

    Keywords: conflict competence, creative conflict resolution training, psychodiagnostics of metacognitive components of conflict competence, the analysis of cognitive characteristics of conflict interaction

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• Self-Regulation Training and Prevention of Negative Human Functional States at Work: Traditions and Recent Issues in Russian Applied Research

  Leonova, A.B.; Kuznetsova, A.S.; Barabanshchikova, V.V.

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  Leonova A.B., Kuznetsova A.S., Barabanshchikova V.V. (2010). Self-Regulation Training and Prevention of Negative Human Functional States at Work: Traditions and Recent Issues in Russian Applied Research. Psychology in Russia: State of the Art, 3, 482- 507

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  • The paper is devoted to consideration of self-regulation training that can be used in order to prevent a development of negative human functional states (HFS) in work environment. According to the well-developed in Russian work and organizational psychology traditions the effects of practical implementation of various self-regulation methods on job efficiency and worker's well-being are analyzed. The positive patterns of changes in HFS syndromes taken place as a result of prolonged courses of self-regulation training are described. It is shown that a successful acquisition of self-regulation skills strongly depends on (1) specificity of job content and (2) individual sensitivity to various relaxation techniques. These findings are useful for enhancing the quality of work-site stress management and health promotion programs.

    Keywords: occupational stress, human functional state, self-regulation, stress management, relaxation effects, individual differences, health promotion programs

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• Basic Trends in Research of Media Communication Psychology

  Matveeva, L.V.

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  Matveeva L.V. (2010). Basic Trends in Research of Media Communication Psychology. Psychology in Russia: State of the Art, 3, 508- 527

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  • The present paper reveals basic trends of psychological studies in media com­munications conducted in Russia, in particular, at Lomonosov MSU.The principal researchers, engaged in the field, are introduced: A.A. Leontiev, N.N. Bogomolova, O.T. Melnikova, L.V. Matveeva.The model of human interaction with media space, suggested by LV. Matveeva, is considered in detail. The paper presents principal results of investigation, undertaken on the basis of the present model, and focused on personality self-expression within telecommunication, as well as characteris­tic features of telecommunicator and image regulation of mediated intercourse. There also presented some trends in development of media psychology in pres­ent day research: a study of reception and recognition of emotions in media com­munication; the problem of informational-psychological security of spectator; the image of Russia offered by mass media.

    Keywords: globalization of media (informational) space, psychology of media communications, inter-personal and mediated intercourse, TV and advertisement communication, a psychological model of interaction of spectator with media space, developed by LV. Matveeva (the model of "three Russian dolls"), reception of emotions in media communication, the image of Russia offered by mass media, personality self-expression in telecommunication, personality features of communicator, image regulation of mediated intercourse

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• Interpersonal Cognition and Methods of its Development in Future Teachers

  Rozhdestvenskaya, N.A.

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  Rozhdestvenskaya N.A. (2010). Interpersonal Cognition and Methods of its Development in Future Teachers. Psychology in Russia: State of the Art, 3, 528-540

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  • This article deals with researches on the cognitive component of interpersonal cog­nition and studies a possibility of improving it during teachers' education. Mistakes people make while estimating one another are analyzed on the basis of empirical researches. The author suggests a model describing main interpersonal cognition principles that is capable of minimizing such mistakes. The author describes the researches conducted under her supervision, in which the strategies based on the interpersonal cognition principles were studied. It has been shown that teachers using a model set of the interpersonal cognition principles are much better at es­timating children's personality characteristics, than those who are unable to use them. The author also presents the method called The Development of the Strate­gies of Interpersonal Cognition, and considers forms and conditions of its usage in education of future teachers.

    Keywords: interpersonal cognition, the strategies of interpersonal cognition, The Development of the Strategies of Interpersonal Cognition method, teachers' interpersonal cognition

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• Internet Addiction in the Context of Positive Psychology

  Voiskounsky, A.E.

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  Voiskounsky A.E. (2010). Internet Addiction in the Context of Positive Psychology. Psychology in Russia: State of the Art, 3, 541-549

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  • Optimal, or flow experience is a psychological construct introduced by M. Csik-szentmihalyi; it refers to intrinsic motivation when an activity is worth doing for its own sake and denotes productive work with high concentration on the task, distinct objectives and high level of satisfaction, positive feelings such as enjoyment, balance between the available skills and the task challenges, immediate feedback, as well as temporary loss of self-consciousness and distorted sense of time. This construct is being intensely used in numerous environments connected with the use of information technologies, including specific ones such as Internet addiction. The latter context is argued to be incorrect, since addiction means a negative feeling while flow is positive. Numerous examples follow distinguishing online gamers' repetitive behaviors referring to flow experience from those which refer to addictive behavior.

    Keywords: flow experience, positive psychology, information technologies, Internet addiction, mimetic flow, repetitive behavior, online gaming

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• Ethno-Cultural Competence as a Component of Competence in Communication

  Stefanenko, T.G.; Kupavskaya, A.S.

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  Stefanenko T.G., Kupavskaya A.S. (2010). Ethno-Cultural Competence as a Component of Competence in Communication. Psychology in Russia: State of the Art, 3, 550- 564

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  • The importance of success in cross-cultural communication in the modern world is growing every day. However, because of the lack of a coherent methodological framework and common terminology, there is eclecticism in the practical concepts of successful intercultural communication. This article presents the in­tegration of Russian and western social-psychological knowledge and creates a model of the ethno-cultural competence. Thus, in accordance with Russian social psychology, the socio-perceptive, communicative and interactive aspects of ethno-cultural communication are allocated and described. The three-part model of ethno-cultural competence, which includes cognitive, behavioral and motivational factors, was operationalized in order to become a base for standardized training programs to increase ethnic and cultural competence.

    Keywords: ethno-cultural competence, intercultural communication, social-per¬ceptive, communicative and interactive components of ethno-cultural compe¬tence, competency model of ethno-cultural communication

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• Influences of Different Factors on Dynamics of Children's Aggression and Teenage Criminality (on an Example of the Moscow and Altai Regions)

  Glebov, V.V.; Arakelov G. G.

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  Glebov V.V., Arakelov G.G. (2010). Influences of Different Factors on Dynamics of Children's Aggression and Teenage Criminality (on an Example of the Moscow and Altai Regions). Psychology in Russia: State of the Art, 3, 565- 578

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  • The paper studies the degree of aggression among teenagers in different social, economic, and cultural conditions. The research was conducted for the Altai and Moscow regions. It also suggests the analysis of dynamics of juvenile delinquency which is often expressed by social inability to adapt in society. Sex distinctions in dynamics of aggressive behavior of teenagers were specially considered.

    Keywords: aggressive behavior, uneasiness, social teenager's disadaptation, minor offenders, the social environment

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Psychology, Society, Culture

• Beyond Ideologies: The Meaning of Life in the Historical and Psychological Perspective

  Nazaretyan, A.P.

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  Nazaretyan A.P. (2010). Beyond Ideologies: The Meaning of Life in the Historical and Psychological Perspective. Psychology in Russia: State of the Art, 3, 581- 610

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  • Throughout human history, in-group solidarity has been achieved at the price of confrontation with out-group individuals ("them vs. us" mental scheme); this has been guaranteed by religious or quasi-religious ideologies. However, in compli­ance with some basic evolutionary patterns, the traditional mechanism of social aggression-regulation is actually becoming counter-productive and threatens to destroy planetary civilization during the next decades. The author argues that the perspectives of global viability essentially depend on whether or not the human mind develops new mechanisms of strategic meaning-construction and solidarity regardless of large-group (confessional, national or class) mythologies.

    Keywords: crisis, civilization, techno-humanitarian balance, worldview, meaning of life, ideology, religion, knowledge-enabled destruction, Anthropic principle, synergetics, universal natural selection

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• Future from the Past

  Yurevich, Andrey V.

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  Yurevich A.V. (2010). Future from the Past. Psychology in Russia: State of the Art, 3, 611- 625

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  • The author demonstrates that the bulk of futurological forecasts do not come true as well as predictions contained in scientific fiction. In his view the systematic mistakes of such forecasts are due not to the shortcomings of predictions, but to the fact that the development of civilization is unfolding in irrational direction. It is connected with the substitution of "paradigm of development" by the "paradigm of entertainment" - the distinguishing manifested process which has psychological roots. The author states that underestimation of the changes in human psychology is still alive and well in futurological forecasts what diminishes their exactness.

    Keywords: futurology, scientific fiction, forecasts, systematic mistake, civilization, psychology, science, technology, "paradigm of development"

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• Psychological Society and Social Change: Russia in Transition

  Sirotkina, I.E.; Smith, R.

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  Sirotkina I.E., Smith R. (2010). Psychological Society and Social Change: Russia in Transition. Psychology in Russia: State of the Art, 3, 626- 645

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  • Like other terms of social analysis, such as "modernity,""postmodern ity,""democ-racy"and "globalization,"the term "psychological society',signals a contribution to debate about the direction cultural, social, economic and political life is taking. The most tangible manifestation of psychological society is the sheer rise in numbers of people calling themselves psychologists and having psychology as an occupa­tion. The second characteristic of psychological society concerns the emphasis on "the self"as an individual psychological subjectivity, conferring identity, and locus of agency. In a psychological society, people, including, of course, psychologists themselves, acquire a psychological subjectivity, a way of representing themselves to themselves and to others, as having a psychological identity. There is a sense in which, in psychological society, each person becomes her or his own psychologist. Finally, psychological society is a society in which the circle representing human nature in psychological terms and the formation of people as psychological subjects becomes a major feature of social structure. Since such a society developed in the twentieth century in many western countries, it is natural to ask whether at least elements of such a society are now coming into existence in Russia.

    Keywords: psychological society, the modern liberal citizen, psychological identity, self-management, change in Russia

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• The Development of Psychiatry and Psychoanalysis in Post- totalitarian and Transitional Societies

  Reshetnikov, M.M.

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  Reshetnikov M.M. (2010). The Development of Psychiatry and Psychoanalysis in Post- totalitarian and Transitional Societies. Psychology in Russia: State of the Art, 3, 646- 653

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  • The author analyzes in brief the historical development of psychiatry, psychology and psychotherapy in Soviet Union and pots-Soviet Russia. He expresses his view on modern state of affairs between state and private practice and gives a detailed account of the formation of modern Russian psychoanalytic community and its entry into the international community.

    Keywords: psychology and psychotherapy in Soviet Union and Russia, psychiatrists, psychologists, psychotherapists, state and private medicine, psychoanalysis and psychoanalytic community, psychoanalytic training and education, European Confederation of Psychoanalytic Psychotherapies

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• The Comparative Analysis of Scientific and Social Representations of Consciousness and the Unconscious

  Levchenko, E.V.; Prodovikova, A.G.

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  Levchenko E.V., Prodovikova A.G. (2010). The Comparative Analysis of Scientific and Social Representations of Consciousness and the Unconscious. Psychology in Russia: State of the Art, 3, 654- 683

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  • The article deals with the research into social notions of such integral psychic phe­nomena as consciousness and the unconscious.The concept of social notions, pro­posed by S. Moscovici in 1961, was used. This research was carried out in several stages. Firstly, scientific definitions of consciousness and the unconscious were analyzed. Secondly, dictionaries of the Russian language were studied. Then an empirical study of social notions of consciousness and the unconscious was con­ducted. As many as 240 students of Perm State University took part in the study as subjects. The core-periphery structure of scientific and social representations of consciousness and the unconscious that is typical of modern Russian culture and common to such of its carriers as active researchers in psychology and stu­dents was reconstructed. Finally, notions of consciousness were compared to the notions of the unconscious. Studying the notions of psychic phenomena makes it possible to reconstruct the idea of the psychic that is typical of non-professionals. The process of constructing social notions can be explained by the"dynamic mod­el" proposed in the study by S. Moscovici and M. Hewstone (1984).

    Keywords: social representations, scientific representations, consciousness, the unconscious, "dynamic model" of S. Moscovici and M. Hewstone, the core-periphery structure of scientific and social representations, stages of objectivation

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• Narcissism as Clinical and Socio-Cultural Phenomenon

  Sokolova, E.T.

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  Sokolova E.T. (2010). Narcissism as Clinical and Socio-Cultural Phenomenon. Psychology in Russia: State of the Art, 3, 684-702

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  • Basing on the theoretical analysis and personal longstanding research, the author offers general characteristics of narcissism, delineates the relations between the disturbances of identity structure, regulatory mechanisms, cognitive styles and modes of interpersonal cognition, which allows predicting a wide range of psychic and behavioral disorders. It is shown that the phenomenon of narcissism has a bio-psycho-social causation, and that the contemporary technological glut as well as the expansion of consumerist values give new stimuli for the development of narcissistic and perfectionist personality trends.

    Keywords: narcissism, consumerist values, perfectionism, body as the object of metamorphoses of self, manipulativeness in communication, compliance, psychotherapy, cognitive style, alexithymia, defense mechanisms, coping, autodestruc-tiveness

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• Psycholinguistic Analysis of the Psychoanalytical Process (Based on the Material of a Patient's Narrations of their Dreams)

  Rossokhin, A.V.

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  Rossokhin A.V. (2010). Psycholinguistic Analysis of the Psychoanalytical Process (Based on the Material of a Patient's Narrations of their Dreams). Psychology in Russia: State of the Art, 3, 703- 719

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  • The work is aimed at the studying of the reflexive process of a personality dur­ing psychoanalysis, which has never been researched empirically basing on the material of a subject's narrations of their dreams. It was shown that during the psychoanalytical process the reflexive processes of a personality enhance, become more active and change qualitatively. As reflection develops, the subjects start to think reflexively about their dreams, which leads to qualitative and quantita­tive change of intrapsychic images. The extracommunicative direction of dreams during psychoanalysis is replaced by the intrapsychic one, and the content of the reflexive processes changes qualitatively. The amount of ascertaining statements decrease, more frequent is detailed description of inner feelings and emotions of the subject.

    Keywords: personality, reflection, psychoanalysis, altered states of consciousness, psychoanalytical process, dreams, psycholinguistic analysis

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