Smirnova. [Development of will and arbitrariness in early ontogenesis]

Abstract:
There is an attempt to determine psychological essence of "will" and "arbitrariness" notions. Two general approaches to it are discussed on the basis of literature review. The first of them considers the above mentioned notions in consciousness context, and the other one deals with them in motivation context. This distinction leads to a hypothesis of different content and lines of development of will and arbitrariness. According to this hypothesis the development of arbitrariness can be attributed to self-control means, and the development of will can be related to motivation sphere formation. The sources and motive forces of will and arbitrariness development are discussed.