The scientific activities of B.M. Teplov and his conception of a commander''s creativity in the process of practical thinking
The article deals with the creative career path and scientific, pedagogical and organizational activities of B.M. Teplov, the outstanding Russian psychophysiologist of the mid-twentieth century and one of the academicians of the Academy of Pedagogical Sciences of the RSFSR. Moreover, Teplov participated in the Great Patriotic War and made his contribution to victory. The article gives a detailed analysis of Teplov's conception "A military commander's mind" that is considered to be classical in military psychology. This work was written and published during the Great Patriotic War. It aroused professional interest not only among psychologists, but also among military leaders (for example, the Supreme Commander-in-Chief Marshal Stalin approved the work). The article presents an analytical review of B.M. Teplov's scientific activities and gives a comparative analysis of the conception of a commander's thinking, developed by B.M. Teplov, and the work of the outstanding foreign military psychologist E. Quade who studied military decision-making. The authors of the article pay attention to the development of B.M. Teplov' scientific school and point out the importance of his works for the modern psychology of productive thinking and the psychophysiology of individual differences as a general psychological basis for studying such topical areas of human study as psychology, acmeology and the pedagogy of practical thinking, abilities and giftedness.