It rejects the introspection of psychology as well as all historical disciplines.

The assumptions about human motivations and behaviors have usually been made on the basis of introspection, inspection of special cases, and mathematical tractability.

I believe that the clue to his mind is to be found in his unusual powers of continuous concentrated introspection.

Personality types are linked with structural differences in the brain - which could explain why one child grows up to be impulsive and outgoing while another becomes diligent and introspective.

Now a team of neuroscientists has shed light on the process by identifying an area of the brain that is larger in more introspective individuals.