extrospective, a.
(ɛkstrəˈspɛktɪv)
[f. extro- + -spective as in introspective a.]
Not introspective; regarding external objects rather than one's own thoughts and feelings. Cf. extraspective a. 2.
| 1909 Mind XVIII. 317 Description or appreciation is based upon..external indications (extrospective psychology). 1925 J. E. Turner Theory Direct Realism v. 51 It [sc. the inherence of existence] is offered as an accurate description of consciousness, confirmed both by psychological observation, intro- and extro-spective, and the logical exclusion of any alternative. |