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reflexivity

reflexivity

n.

1. a bidirectional relationship of cause and effect.

2. see stimulus equivalence.

3. 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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