Pronunciation: -sh ə - ˌ ni-z ə m
Function: noun
Date: 1922
: a doctrine that psychology must be based essentially on data derived from introspection ― compare BEHAVIORISM
– in · tro · spec · tion · ist \ -sh( ə -)nist \ or in · tro · spec · tion · is · tic \ - ˌ spek-sh ə - ' nis-tik \ adjective
– introspectionist noun