FEATURES OF FORMATION OF THINKING IN CONCEPTS OF JEAN PIAGET AND ERIK ERIKSON
The problem of thinking is the key to understanding the essence of human nature that gives rise to the most important questions: how is formed the ability to think, what is its substrate, which factors - genetic or social play a primary role in the development of higher mental functions. Jean Piaget, Erik Erikson and solve this problem, based on the priority of different initial assumptions. Scientists consider the thinking process of formation, its functions and tasks within the framework of different paradigms - biological and social. The comparative analysis of these positions allows a deeper insight into the driving and shaping forces of human thought and its specificity.