Correlation of signal systems in first-year-students of the medical university

The article examines the results of studying the correlation of signal systems types among first-year students of a medical university. Basing on the separation of two groups of students with the predominance of one or another signal system (1st or 2nd) and subsequent comparative analysis, the author concludes that there are significant differences between “primary signal” and “second signal” first-year students. The revealed differences affect, first of all, the indicators of emotionality and arbitrariness of behavior, revealing a higher level of regularity maturity, consistency, insistence and ability to subordinate their behavior to the goals and tasks set for boys and girls with a predominance of the 2nd signal system. In conclusion, some recommendations on the use of the data obtained in the educational process of a medical university are proposed; besides, promising directions for further investigation of the stated problem are outlined.