Tatyana D. Martsinkovskaya

Objective. To show how the activities of the laboratory combine with the traditions of the Institute of Experimental Psychology, created by G.I. Chelpanov, with the concepts of O.V. Lishina, A.G. Asmolov and M.G. Yaroshevsky, who stood at the backgrounds of the laboratory, and with the challenges of modern psychology. 

Results. The tradition of studying thinking, perception, personality in the paradigm of development as well as the combination of theoretical work with experiment and reflection comes from G.I. Chelpanov and his school. The study of the role of the adult, motivation and attitudes in the formation of the personality of young people is based on the works of O.V. Lishin and A.G. Asmolov, and the development of the methodology of the historical genetic approach is closely connected with the Yaroshevsky’s concept of the historical psychology of science, his concepts of cognitive style and oppositional circle. In the process of modifying the methodology and tools for studying the socialization and identification of modern youth, the ideas of G.G. Shpet and N.I. Zhinkin were applied. This made it possible to develop the idea of cultural determination and harmonization of two processes — socialization and identification. The features of socialization and identification in a transitive society are revealed, their specificity in multicultural and monocultural spaces is shown. The author analyses the complexities of socialization in a situation of uncertainty and the phenomenology arising from the harmonization of two processes, often with the opposite direction — towards society and towards self-development and individualization. The analysis revealed the new trends in the development of adolescents and youth in the digital society, the basis for classification of the information space and allocation of information fields. Particular attention is drawn to the patterns of information socialization, to the reasons for popularity of social networks and streaming video, and to the connection between the image of the world and the content of a personal page on social networks. The author describes the tendencies of the personal and cognitive development of young people associated with the emergence of virtual and augmented spaces. 

Conclusion. The article highlights the importance of combining traditions and modern approaches and the need to synthesize various scientific schools approaches as well as fundamental and applied research for the fruitful development of the laboratory’s scientific activities.