PhD, Associate Professor T.E. Kopeikina^1
1Northern (Arctic) Federal University named after M.V. Lomonosov, Arkhangelsk

Keywords: types of thinking, plasticity, rigidity, arousal, inhibition.

Introduction. Athletes' thinking is capable of performing various mental operations for analysis or synthesis, generalization or comparison, abstraction or concretization. New motor actions affect the formation of a dynamic stereotype of thinking, subtle muscle sensations, neurotic reactions and other personality traits.
The purpose of the study is to identify the neurophysiological properties of the thinking of students of the physical culture and sports profile in the educational environment.
Methodology and organization of the study. We have identified the following types of thinking: objective, figurative, logical, symbolic, creative. Objective thinking is characterized by the transformation of information through objective actions. According to its practical application, such a mindset is formed among practitioners. Imaginative thinking is associated with imaginary images and ideas about a new action that has no boundaries and limitations in the implementation of its ideas. This type of thinking is characteristic of artistic natures. Logical thinking is a transformation of integral and logical sign units. The type of thinking is inherent in philosophers and logisticians. Symbolic thinking is an action with manipulations of numbers, various figures, symbols. People with such a mindset have mathematical abilities, are able to build correlational relationships. Creative thinking allows you to think outside the box and act even in extreme situations.
Psychological research was conducted in order to study changes in the profile of thinking during the training of 1st and 3rd year students in the direction of "Physical Culture".
The results of the study and their discussion. Studies of the type of thinking have shown that objective thinking - 18% - among 1st‑year students and 30% – 3rd‑year students; imaginative thinking - 36% - among 1st‑year students and 40% – 3rd‑year students; logical thinking - 36% - among 1st‑year students and 20% – 3rd‑year students; symbolic thinking - 9% ‑ among 1st–year students and 0% ‑ 3rd-year students; creative thinking - 18% - among 1st‑year students and 10% – 3rd‑year students.
A psychological study of cognitive rigidity revealed that the plasticity of thinking is higher in 1st-year students, lower in 3rd-year students. For the concept of factor-analytical description of personality according to the types of temperament of psychologist G. Eysenck, it is characteristic that 60.7% of students are extroverts, 3.5% are introverts, 42.8% have the properties of neuroticism.
Conclusion. The assessment of one's own capabilities allows one to influence the correction of behavioral reactions, to expect possible reactions to unexpected stimuli, to optimize the educational process in the training of future specialists in physical culture and sports.

References

1. Kopeikina T.E. Psychological foundations of physical education: methodological recommendations / T.E. Kopeikina. - Arkhangelsk: SSMU, 2014. - 34 p.
2. Practicum on sports psychology / edited by I.P. Volkov. - St. Petersburg: Peter, 2002. - 288 p.