The model of socio-psychological determinants of profilers observation ability

Kovalenko Maxim Aleksandrovich

The article is devoted to the problem of socio-psychological determinants of professional observation of profilers. The essence and content of the concept of observation and its features in the field of profiling are revealed. The profiler's observation ability is considered as a professionally important quality that develops under the influence of socio-psychological factors at the level of the individual, group and society. A set of author's and standardized methods are presented, which made it possible to identify the socio-psychological determinants of profilers ' observation. An empirical model of the socio-psychological determinants of profilers ' observation is described. The results of the study allowed us to identify the structural and content features of observation, which are manifested at the level of the individual, at the level of the group, at the level of mass consciousness. It is shown that the model of observation at the level of personality includes motivational-target, cognitive and operational components. The personal, group and social determinants of profilers ' observation are revealed.

Keywords:observation, observation, social perception, profiling.