CONDITION OF METHODOLOGY OF PSYCHOLOGY AND THE MAIN PRINCIPLE OF METASCIENTIFIC ANALYSIS OF PSYCHOLOGICAL RESEARCH OF PERSONALITY

The current state of methodology of psychology is discussed in this article. The idea that the methodology of personality should be separated from general methodology of psychology is substantiated. The cardinal principal that must be put in the basis of methodological analysis of psychological knowledge and the practice of personality development is formulated and discussed. It is the principal of coordinating the theoretical knowledge with the results of experimental research and the practice of personality development (psychotherapy of personality).

personality, theories of personality, methodology of scientific research, principles of methodological analysis