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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The belief that introspection is the best way to study the phenomenon of consciousness or the soul. uncountable
2. 2
   a doctrine that psychology must be based essentially on data derived from introspection. wordnet

Etymology

From introspection + -ism.

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