Psychological mechanisms for the development of intelligence of the future officer

Introduction. Solving the problems of identifying and explaining the functioning of intelligence in the structure of personality involves at least two aspects: the first is aimed at its development and functioning, the second is aimed at establishing the mechanisms for the development of intelligence, manifested in the personality-subject mental reality. The author, consistently solving the problems of analyzing the mental mechanisms of the development of intelligence, identifies those, and also comes to the conclusion about which of them performs the syncretic function and the function of integration. Materials and Methods. To solve the problems defined in the article as the main methodology, the authors use systematic, activity-oriented, complex and axiological approaches focused on the analysis of intelligence and the features of its functioning. As the main research methods, theoretical (hypothetical-deductive method, conceptualization), general logical (analysis and synthesis, deduction and induction, comparison and analogy) and empirical (expert survey, observation, analysis of independent characteristics and results of activity) methods of scientific research are used. Results. Applying the methodology of systematic research for a consistent theoretical analysis of the real mental properties of a person and their manifestation in activity, the author comes to the conclusion that the main psychological mechanisms for the development of the intelligence of a future officer are adaptation, cultivation, internalization, exteriorization, intellectualization, existentialization. They are closely related to the social mechanisms of the formation of subjectivity, which include socialization, education, aestheticization, creativity and inclusion in joint activities. It has been established that a syncretic function in the development of the intelligence of a future officer in the structure of the psyche is performed by the mechanism of cultivation, ensuring the unity of the functioning of these processes in the mental reality of the subject. Discussion and Conclusions. The establishment of the mechanisms for the development of the intelligence of a future officer, their essence and structure, as well as the features of their functioning and interaction with other mental processes, allows us to comprehensively understand the process of development of the personality and subjectivity of a cadet in a military educational organization of higher education. The results of the study can be used in scientific research and in educational activities.