introspectionismn.
/ɪntrəʊˈspɛkʃənɪz(ə)m/ Psychology.
Introspective psychology (see introspective adj.); also, more generally, = introspection n. 2.
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the mind > mental capacity > psychology > psychological study of oneself > [noun]
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the mind > mental capacity > consciousness > contemplation of self > [noun] > state or quality of
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1922 R. S. Woodworth Psychol. ii. 21 Without caring to attach ourselves exclusively to either introspectionism or behaviourism.
1931 Psyche Jan. 68 Straightforward introspectionism, on the whole, judged by the contents of this book, has very little status in modern psychology.
1965 N. Chomsky Aspects Theory Syntax 193 Introspectionism—should one make use of introspective data in the attempt to ascertain the properties of these underlying systems?
1967 Lancet 11 Nov. 1050/1 Behaviourism..arose as a reaction to the even less fruitful introspectionism of the late 19th century.
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