ABSTRACT
The particularities of learners’ professional directivity in the course of pursuing knowledge in psychology without basic psychological education are discussed in this article. The findings of the research on professional activity directivity of people in the course of obtaining a qualification as a psychologist are presented. The research methods consisted of the authors’ questionnaire made up of 16 questions developed by A. A. Pirumyan in collaboration with I. V. Abakumova. The respondents were the listeners of the professional retraining programs at Institute of Psychology, Management and Business of Southern Federal University of Rostov-on-Don. The number of respondents was 61, who were between the ages of 24 and 58. The four trainees’ groups characterized by their professional directivity were identified in the course of the examination: (1) the persons focused on career realization (or initiation); (2) the persons focused on further psychological activity; (3) the persons focused on improvement of self-control system; and (4) the persons focused on a poly-optional career.
