The analysis of the category «meaning» in modern psychology quite relevant. Firstly, the very understanding person acquires semantic nature, its center is a system of personal meanings – «core», such as the formation of the individual will and the need to also try to explain through the category of «meaning». Second, actively developing category «image of the world», «life-world», «Metaindividuality world» that are designed to integrate the vital manifestation of personality. Their nature is invited to be interpreted as meaning. Thirdly, the semantic sphere begins to be understood in isolation from the activities found its independent dynamics that can, by definition, to subdue the movement activities. And, fourthly, experimental work categories «meaning» has led to a culture of its own research. Already there was a range of methods – is fixing a mental image transformations and variations in the flow of normative activity, its artificial interruption, analysis of the life of the material, creating a situation of uncertainty and multiple choice, change social positions in the activities with which you can explore the meaning.