reflexivity
/ˌriːflɛkˈsɪvəti/
noun
- The quality of being able to reflect on or think about one's own thoughts, feelings, or actions.
- The course on reflexivity taught students how to analyze their own learning processes.
- Good leaders practice reflexivity by regularly examining their own decisions and biases.
- The therapist encouraged reflexivity in her patients to help them understand their own behaviors.
- In social science, the idea that a researcher's own background and beliefs can influence the research process and findings.
- Many qualitative studies include a section on reflexivity to address potential bias.
- Reflexivity requires researchers to acknowledge how their own identity shapes their interpretation of data.
- The sociologist emphasized the importance of reflexivity when conducting interviews.
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