The textbook presents all the main sections of the course "General and Experimental Psychology." The methodology of psychological science is described: its categorical structure, the main characteristics and typology of scientific research, the principles of its planning and about the ¬ of conduct, scientific standards for evaluating research are given. A significant place in the book is occupied by the analysis of concepts that reveal the content, structure and functions of the psyche, the dynamics and logic of the development of psychological knowledge about the nature of the mental, various views on the laws that govern the behavior and cognition of a person, the formation of his personality. Particular attention is paid to the presentation of the problem of motivations and emotions, as well as issues related to the individual characteristics of people. For students of institutions of higher professional education.