Introspection

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Introspection \In`tro*spec"tion\, n. [Cf. F. introspection.]
     A view of the inside or interior; a looking inward;
     specifically, the act or process of self-examination, or
     inspection of one's own thoughts and feelings; the cognition
     which the mind has of its own acts and states;
     self-consciousness; reflection.


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           I was forced to make an introspection into my own mind.
                                                    --Dryden.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  introspection
       n : the contemplation of your own thoughts and desires and
           conduct [syn: {self-contemplation}, {self-examination}]