Keyword: «professional perception»

The article is devoted to the study of professional stereotypes among future educational psychologists at the stage of their professional formation. It includes an analysis of scholarly approaches to the phenomenon of stereotype and its dual function. The empirical part of the study determined the degree of prevalence of professional stereotypes among students. Based on the obtained data, a preventive program was developed aimed at reducing the rigidity of entrenched beliefs, with a view to its potential implementation in the university educational process.