Daniel Dennett's heterophenomenological method shows that intuitive reports about qualia are theory-laden and shaped by Cartesian folk psychology rather than direct phenomenal access.

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Cartesian folk psychology(as a traditional assumption about how consciousness works): The common-sense belief (going back to philosopher René Descartes) that the mind is a separate, non-physical thing that observes experiences directly—as if there's an inner viewer watching sensations.
Daniel Dennett(The statement references his specific philosophical framework): A contemporary American philosopher famous for arguing that consciousness and the mind can be fully explained by physical processes in the brain, without needing any mysterious or special mental properties.
Heterophenomenological method(as the main subject of the statement): A research approach developed by Dennett that combines first-person reports (what people say about their experiences) with third-person scientific observation to study consciousness without assuming people's subjective reports are automatically true.
Phenomenal access(as contrasted with theory-laden reports)

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