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This is http://www.essayz.com/a9812261.htm Previous-Essay <== This-Essay ==> Following-Essay Click HERE on this line to find essays via Your-Key-Words. {Most frequent wordstarts of each essay will be put here.} ========================================================== %REFLEXIVE CREATIVE HYPOTHESIS TEST OBJECTIVE BIAS 981226 The creative reflexive formulations of and testing of reflexive hypotheses is more difficult and prone to bias --- than is the creative formulations of and testing of hypotheses in the objective domain--- where at least testing can be objective; i.e., open to communal testing and scientific verification, where through detachment bias can be minimized and perhaps totally avoided. When working within the reflexive domain both the creation of hypotheses and the testing of hypotheses must be reflexive; reflecting back upon the participants in the process in very significant ways. This makes it impossible for the participants to detach themselves entirely from their work reflecting back upon themselves in very personal ways. Reflexive workers are very likely to be embarrassed by how their work reflects back personally upon themselves --- especially when they are successful in formulating accurate, descriptive, insightful hypotheses. Success leads to the threatening of collusive games of mutual self deception; to the recognition of mistakes and blunders which such games have long kept hidden. It is success, rather than failure which is most likely to lead to embarrassment! How is one to avoid failures, bias, and embarrassment when both success and failure can lead to embarrassment and criticism? Why even try to be creative in reflexive domains? Why not just hide from reflexive considerations and let collusive games of mutual self deception run their deadly courses? (c) 2005 by Paul A. Smith in (On Being Yourself, Whole and Healthy) ==========================================================