Reflexivity
nounverified·updated May 18, 2026
in qualitative research, the self-referential quality of a study in which the researcher reflects on the assumptions behind the study and especially the influence of his or her own motives, history, and biases on its conduct.
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Classifications
Entity Type
Capability100%manual revieweval-seeds-v0.4-2026-05-14
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OVERRIDE Process→Capability. 'A form of critical thinking' cognitive faculty.
Sensitivity
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Information Class
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Variants
- synonym
- positionalityreflexiveness
- plural
- Reflexivities
- possessive
- Reflexivity's
- pluralpossessive
- Reflexivities'