Thinslicing is the term that ambady and rosenthal coined in 1992 to describe the ability to infer something about a persons personality, character, or other traits after a very brief exposure. Nalini ambady march 20, 1959 october 28, 20 was an indianamerican social psychologist and a leading expert on nonverbal behavior and interpersonal perception. A metaanalysis conducted by ambady and rosenthal 1992 provided empirical. Understanding unconscious intelligence and intuition.
Moreover, such judgments are impeded by tasks that interfere with the intuitive process. One of the most popular books on thinslicing is blink. Predicting teacher evaluations from thin slices of nonverbal behavior and physical attractiveness. From ambady and rosenthal 1993, he borrowed the term thinslicing to designate this activity. Journal of personality and social psychology, 643, pp. The basic thesis of thin slicing was set out in her ph. Malcolm gladwells popular book, blink, describes the surprising power of. However, the book warns that in order to trust our first impressions we must calibrate them. Thin slice judgments are impeded by tasks involving deliberation such as reasons analyses tasks. The first recorded use of the term was in 1992 by nalini ambady and robert rosenthal in a metaanalysis in the psychological bulletin. Psychologists call it thin slicing, the ability to find patterns in events based only on narrow windows, of experience.
I am writing a self help book aimed at individuals and businesses based on my experiences during my working life. This study is the first to demonstrate that features of psychopathy can be reliably and validly detected by lay raters from thin slices i. Predicting teacher evaluations from thin slices of nonverbal behavior and physical. Her work was popularized by malcolm gladwell in his bestselling book, blink 2005. When thin slice ratings predict criterion variables, they can be used, for example, to target biased teachers. That changed in 2005 when author malcolm gladwell published blink, a brilliant and accessible book that introduced thin slicing research by ambady, rosenthal, and others o a broad audience.
Predicting outcomes from conversational dynamics within the first five minutes malcolm gladwells popular book, blink, describes the surprising power of thinslicing, defined as the ability of our unconscious to find patterns in situations and people. Gladwell defines thinslicing asthe ability of our unconscious to find patterns in situations and behavior based on very narrow slices of experience p. Mar 04, 2015 psychologists call it thin slicing, the ability to find patterns in events based only on narrow windows, of experience. Thin slicing is a term used in psychology and philosophy to describe the ability to find patterns in events based only on thin slices, or narrow windows, of experience. They discovered that very brief 10second and even 2second clips of dynamic silent video clips provided sufficient information for naive raters to evaluate a teachers effectiveness in high correlation with students final course ratings of their instructors. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Quit thanking the jury in openinginspiration from leon. Thinslicing is a term used in psychology and philosophy to describe the ability to find patterns.
Thus, we used a thinslicing approach in which the first minute of each video was coded for evidence of virtues wisdom, courage, justice, humanity, transcendence, and temperance and vices machiavellianism, narcissism, and psychopathy. An nonexhaustive list of domains includes interpersonal relationship, clinical studies, education. Pdf detecting psychopathy from thin slices of behavior. Harvardeducated psychologist nalini ambady and her colleague robert rosenthal undertook a series of experiments.
For example, 22102018 one example of thinslicing is the dr. Thinslicing is a term used in psychology and philosophy to describe the ability to find patterns in events based only on thin slices, or narrow windows, of experience. Malcom gladwells boek blink in 2005 beschreef vele anekdotes van onze. Forgiveness after an affair is possible if both spouses are committed to the process. One of the most popular books on thinslicing is blink written by malcolm gladwell. Thin slices of expressive behavior as predictors of. She was born in calcutta, india and earned her bachelors degree at delhi university. An example of this can be seen in an ambady and rosenthal experiment in 1993, in which they assessed the effect of thin slicing with 2, 5, and 10second clips of nonverbal behaviors of teachers. Thus, the results indicate that the thinslicing method and theory ambady et al. Thin slices of behavior is a term coined by nalini ambady and robert rosenthal in their study examining the accurate judgments of teacher effectiveness. Mar 24, 2012 thin slices are not food but still very important.
The power of thinking without thinking by malcolm gladwell. An example of this can be seen in an ambady and rosenthal experiment in 1993, in which they assessed. Back bay books, little, brown and company, first published 2005, p. Thinslicing behavioral economics is in the classroom and beyond. Thin slice judgments in the sport context may have more variables that need to be controlled for than thin slicing in classroom settings or social settings that have been previously examined. Thinslicing a critical aspect of rapid cognition thinslicing is the ability of our unconscious to find patterns in situations and behaviors based on narrow slices of experience when our unconscious thinslices, it is doing an automated, accelerated, unconscious version of what gottman does with his videotapes and calculations. Gladwell be gins with an example ofthin slicing extraordinaire, a story about whether a marble statue purchased by the. Ambady and rosenthals study created a term called thin slicing. Face the truth what can you tell just by looking at.
The power of thinking without thinking 2005, the term thinslicing refers to the ability of individuals to make rapid, yet reliable judgments or decisions based on relatively modest amounts of. Previous work has found that people are able to form accurate impressions that. Dec 01, 2010 the power of premail posted on december 1, 2010 by professormay thinslicing recently popularized in malcolm gladwells book blink. In the ambady and rosenthal study, teachers werent just being evaluated by students. In 1993 publiceerden ambady en rosenthal een artikel waarin ze. Predicting teacher evaluations from thin slices of. Mar 22, 2017 forgiveness after an affair is possible if both spouses are committed to the process.
The science of first impressions and how to use it to your. Thinslicing recently popularized in malcolm gladwells book blink. Students have teachers figured out in just 2 seconds. Thinslicing is our ability to extract correct conclusions at practically first sight. Since then, thinslicing has been applied to many domains, and has been used to make various types of judgments. References ambady n rosenthal r 1992 thin slices of expres sive behavior as from business mpa 103 at holmesglen institute of tafe city campus.
And more recent studies have simply reinforced the power of thin slicing. The term, coined in 1992, by nalini ambady and robert rosenthal is a cognitive trick that helps you make quick decisions with minimal amounts of information. Thin slices of expressive behavior as predictors of interpersonal consequences. Phil on a television show to really help people change destructive behavior. The science of first impressions and how to use it to. Gladwell, 2007, academic literature, primarily in the areas of social, and evolutionary psychology, provides support for the predictive accuracy of brief, initial reaction, first impressions. This includes the first impressions of strangers with selfratings, being able to identify. Nalini ambady and robert rosenthal laid claim to the term thinslicing to describe our ability to find patterns in events and situations based only on thin slices or narrow windows of. Thin slice judgments can be made accurately even under conditions of distraction. Since then, thin slicing has been applied to many domains, and has been used to make various types of judgments. Thin slice methodology has been researched and its accuracy has been demonstrated in a variety of areas. Nov 01, 2014 ambady and rosenthal actually coined the term thin slicing many years before gladwell popularized it. Ambady and rosenthal 1992 suggested that the accuracy of thin slice judgments have practical applications in fields that are interpersonally oriented. Modeling the ambady and rosenthal 8 study, the coaches were presented.
Ambady and rosenthal actually coined the term thin slicing many years before gladwell popularized it. Emotion and instantaneous choice in interactional linguistic. Goffman, 1979, who had college students evaluate 30second silent video clips of instructors teach. Thinslice judgments in the clinical context columbia university.
Predicting teacher evaluations from thin slices of nonverbal behavior and physical attractiveness nalini ambady and robert rosenthal the accuracy of strangers consensual judgments of personality based on thin slices of targets nonverbal behavior were examined in relation to an ecologically valid criterion variable. Ambady and rosenthal response and questions this article was actually really confusing to me with all the numerical terms they were using to explain how their results turned out. Facial cues and thinslicing psychology bibliographies. The term thin slice comes from a frequently cited article by ambady and rosenthal 1993. In his hands, thinslicing takes on many different meanings,which often do not function together. These thorny, generative questions strengthen the couples emotional muscle. References ambady n rosenthal r 1992 thin slices of expres. It means you make very quick inferences about the state, characteristics, or details of an individual or situation with minimal, or thin slices, of information. I am writing a self help book aimed at individuals and businesses based. Ambady and rosenthal s study created a term called thin slicing. A thin slice perspective on the accuracy of first impressions. Thus, the results indicate that the thin slicing method and theory ambady et al. Modeling the ambady and rosenthal 8 study, the coaches were presented on muted video clips without athletes present. Journal of personality and social psychology, 643, 431441.
We introduced two techniques that have been used separately in assessment. Intuitive judgements like thin slice ratings ambady 2010 are known to benefit. This ability is more widely known in psychological circles as thinslicing, which conveys our human skill for quickly stereotyping and judging people, for good or ill, based on quickfire experiences. Thin slices of negotiation 3 thin slices of negotiation. How do college students form impressions of their professors. In journal of personality and social psychology vol. Virtues, vices, and political influence the authors. Ambady and rosenthal 1992 suggested that the accuracy of thinslice judgments have practical applications in fields that are interpersonally oriented. Predicting teacher evaluations from thin slices of behavior and physical attractiveness. The term thin slices has been used to describe short excerpts of social behavior from which perceivers can draw inferences about states, traits, and other personallyrelevant characteristics ambady and rosenthal, 1992, ambady et al. This paper you are now reading is also about thinslicing but the story unfolds within a considerably thicker slice of time, and the slice in question, at half a second, is significantly thinner than ambady and rosenthals original. Students can predict teachers end of term ratings based on viewing 5second clips of their nonverbal behaviour.
Jan 22, 2017 an example of this can be seen in an ambady and rosenthal experiment in 1993, in which they assessed the effect of thin slicing with 2, 5, and 10second clips of nonverbal behaviors of teachers. Ambady and rosenthal, some researchers did a study with teachers and students, where teachers were evaluated by students with tiny amounts of interactions and also in other situations with long detailed interactions. Intuition and thin slice judgments interpersonal perception and. Thus, impressionistic, evaluative thin slice judgments seem to be intuitive. Ambady and rosenthal a mbady and rosenthal response and. Open and candid dialogue, however uncomfortable, promotes an intimate way of talking that was previously unknown to them. Thin slicing zijn dunne plakjes gedrag waarop we onze indruk van iemand. Principals also evaluated the teachers, and those ratings correlated with the 30 and 6.
This method was advocated by carl rogers and his associates, who found that important variables in the rogerian therapeutic relationship such as warmth, accurate empathy, and rapport. If the answer to the above two questions is leaning strongly towards a yes, i can let you in on a little secret called thinslicing. Intuition and thin slice judgments nalini ambady department of psychology, tufts university, medford, massachusetts intuitive processing is critical for effective social and interpersonal interactions. May, 2019 we introduced two techniques that have been used separately in assessment. Drawing meaningful conclusions about another persons. An example of this can be seen in an ambady and rosenthal experiment in 1993, in which they assessed the effect of thin slicing with 2, 5, and 10second clips of nonverbal behaviors of teachers and the viewers ratings of those teachers afterwards. Thin slicing across cultures organizational behavior and. The term seems to have been coined in 1992 by nalini ambady and robert rosenthal in a paper in the psychological bulletin. Journal of personality and social psychology, 64, 431441. Thinslices of behavior include two main channels of the author describes interesting examples and research which exploit the idea of thinslicing. Thanks to professor shane dixon for providing the link to the article. It was really hard for me to follow their reasoning for how they calculated some of the variables, and how they determined how the numbers they got were reliable. Studies have shown ambady and rosenthal, 1993 that students can judge their teacher, with great accuracy, is less than 30 seconds.
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