introspectionistn.
a. One who practises introspection or self-examination.
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the mind > mental capacity > consciousness > contemplation of self > [noun] > practitioner
in-looker1587
introspectionist1881
1881 J. Owen Evenings with Skeptics I. iv. 312 As a rule Skeptics..are keen introspectionists.
1899 Expositor Oct. 316 Spurgeon is not so much of a practical analyst as a self-introspectionist.
b. One who adopts the method of introspection in psychological inquiry.
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the mind > mental capacity > psychology > psychological study of oneself > [noun] > practitioner of introspection
introspectionist1883
autoanalyst1914
1883 H. Maudsley Body & Will i. vi. 91 Little favour will these discussions have, and little will they weigh, with the introspectionist, who in the end does not fail to fall back dogmatically upon the direct intuition of freedom.
Compounds
attributive or as adj.
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the mind > mental capacity > psychology > psychological study of oneself > [adjective]
introspectionist1934
introspectionistic1943
1934 Webster's New Internat. Dict. Eng. Lang. Introspectionist adj.
1949 A. Koestler Insight & Outlook xiii. 184 Behaviourism has rendered a service to science by its puritan intolerance towards introspectionist debauch.
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