on this site we are referring to “personal reflexivity,” which is about a person’s values, beliefs, acquaintances, and interests, and how they can influence a person’s research, writing, and behaviors towards others, etc.

being able to recognize one’s own biases and prejudices, beliefs and assumptions – recognizing culture-bound attitudes and acquiring the ability to self-critique one’s own behaviors; this is especially important when meeting people from other cultures, or writing descriptions of others’ cultures –