Понятия ответственности, исполнительности, воли как объекты психолого-педагогического исследования

The article offers a comparative analysis of the notions of responsibility, effort and will. The author points to their substantial difference and proves that responsibility, unlike the two other qualities, can be subject to psychological and pedagogical influence. The author considers the sex and age-related peculiarities determining responsibility and some aspects of its cultivation.