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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
Ddorianlast reviewed
OVERRIDE Process→Capability. 'A form of critical thinking' cognitive faculty.

Sensitivity

90%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5
?unassignedlast reviewed

Information Class

95%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5
?unassignedlast reviewed

Variants

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