Open and candid dialogue, however uncomfortable, promotes an intimate way of talking that was previously unknown to them. Thin slicing across cultures organizational behavior and. 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. And more recent studies have simply reinforced the power of thin slicing. Nalini ambady march 20, 1959 october 28, 20 was an indianamerican social psychologist and a leading expert on nonverbal behavior and interpersonal perception. For example, 22102018 one example of thinslicing is the dr. Thanks to professor shane dixon for providing the link to the article. Intuition and thin slice judgments nalini ambady department of psychology, tufts university, medford, massachusetts intuitive processing is critical for effective social and interpersonal interactions. Her work was popularized by malcolm gladwell in his bestselling book, blink 2005. 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. Face the truth what can you tell just by looking at.
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 slice methodology has been researched and its accuracy has been demonstrated in a variety of areas. Dec 01, 2010 the power of premail posted on december 1, 2010 by professormay thinslicing recently popularized in malcolm gladwells book blink. 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. In the current study, we will use the thin slice approach to study when first impressions are right and wrong, and examine the amount of exposure that judges need. Ambady and rosenthal 1992 suggested that the accuracy of thinslice judgments have practical applications in fields that are interpersonally oriented.
Thinslicing recently popularized in malcolm gladwells book blink. Thinslice judgments in the sport context may have more variables that need to be controlled for than thinslicing in classroom settings or social settings that have been previously examined. Thin slices of expressive behavior as predictors of interpersonal consequences. The concept of thinslicing, which was popularized in malcome gladwells book blink. Thus, the results indicate that the thin slicing method and theory ambady et al. Virtues, vices, and political influence the authors. 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. 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. 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. Emotion and instantaneous choice in interactional linguistic. Since then, thin slicing has been applied to many domains, and has been used to make various types of judgments. The science of first impressions and how to use it to. 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.
Thus, the results indicate that the thinslicing method and theory ambady et al. 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. Facial cues and thinslicing psychology bibliographies. Studies have shown ambady and rosenthal, 1993 that students can judge their teacher, with great accuracy, is less than 30 seconds. Nov 01, 2014 ambady and rosenthal actually coined the term thin slicing many years before gladwell popularized it. References ambady n rosenthal r 1992 thin slices of expres. Malcolm gladwells popular book, blink, describes the surprising power of. Drawing meaningful conclusions about another persons. This study is the first to demonstrate that features of psychopathy can be reliably and validly detected by lay raters from thin slices i.
Intuition and thin slice judgments interpersonal perception and. 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. Goffman, 1979, who had college students evaluate 30second silent video clips of instructors teach. Pdf detecting psychopathy from thin slices of behavior. Thin slices of negotiation 3 thin slices of negotiation. Thinslicing is a term used in psychology and philosophy to describe the ability to find patterns. An nonexhaustive list of domains includes interpersonal relationship, clinical studies, education. Mar 24, 2012 thin slices are not food but still very important. Gladwell defines thinslicing asthe ability of our unconscious to find patterns in situations and behavior based on very narrow slices of experience p. Thin slice judgments can be made accurately even under conditions of distraction. These thorny, generative questions strengthen the couples emotional muscle. From ambady and rosenthal 1993, he borrowed the term thinslicing to designate this activity.
An example of this can be seen in an ambady and rosenthal experiment in 1993, in which they assessed. 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, 643, pp. Journal of personality and social psychology, 64, 431441. The term thin slice comes from a frequently cited article by ambady and rosenthal 1993. Ambady and rosenthals study created a term called thin slicing. 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. Ambady and rosenthal a mbady and rosenthal response and. Quit thanking the jury in openinginspiration from leon. Ambady and rosenthal 1992 suggested that the accuracy of thin slice judgments have practical applications in fields that are interpersonally oriented. Journal of personality and social psychology, 643, 431441. One of the most popular books on thinslicing is blink. Moreover, such judgments are impeded by tasks that interfere with the intuitive process. We introduced two techniques that have been used separately in assessment.
Thin slice judgments are impeded by tasks involving deliberation such as reasons analyses tasks. Principals also evaluated the teachers, and those ratings correlated with the 30 and 6. When thin slice ratings predict criterion variables, they can be used, for example, to target biased teachers. A metaanalysis conducted by ambady and rosenthal 1992 provided empirical. Modeling the ambady and rosenthal 8 study, the coaches were presented. Gladwell be gins with an example ofthin slicing extraordinaire, a story about whether a marble statue purchased by the. 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. How do college students form impressions of their professors. The science of first impressions and how to use it to your. 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. References ambady n rosenthal r 1992 thin slices of expres sive behavior as from business mpa 103 at holmesglen institute of tafe city campus. Thin slicing zijn dunne plakjes gedrag waarop we onze indruk van iemand. I am writing a self help book aimed at individuals and businesses based on my experiences during my working life.
Previous work has found that people are able to form accurate impressions that. Understanding unconscious intelligence and intuition. 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. Quit thanking the jury in openinginspiration from leon black. 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. 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. However, the book warns that in order to trust our first impressions we must calibrate them. In his hands, thinslicing takes on many different meanings,which often do not function together. 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.
Modeling the ambady and rosenthal 8 study, the coaches were presented on muted video clips without athletes present. Since then, thinslicing has been applied to many domains, and has been used to make various types of judgments. Apr 11, 2020 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. Predicting teacher evaluations from thin slices of nonverbal behavior and physical attractiveness. Thinslicing behavioral economics is in the classroom and beyond. In journal of personality and social psychology vol. 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. Harvardeducated psychologist nalini ambady and her colleague robert rosenthal undertook a series of experiments. This includes the first impressions of strangers with selfratings, being able to identify. I am writing a self help book aimed at individuals and businesses based. May, 2019 we introduced two techniques that have been used separately in assessment. The power of thinking without thinking by malcolm gladwell. Students have teachers figured out in just 2 seconds.
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. One of the most popular books on thinslicing is blink written by malcolm gladwell. The authors, nalini ambady and robert rosenthal, wanted to look at our ability to form impressions of others based on very short instances of nonverbal behaviour. Predicting teacher evaluations from thin slices of nonverbal behavior and physical. Forgiveness after an affair is possible if both spouses are committed to the process. Phil on a television show to really help people change destructive behavior. Mar 22, 2017 forgiveness after an affair is possible if both spouses are committed to the process. Ambady and rosenthal actually coined the term thin slicing many years before gladwell popularized it. She was born in calcutta, india and earned her bachelors degree at delhi university.
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. Psychologists call it thin slicing, the ability to find patterns in events based only on narrow windows, of experience. A thin slice perspective on the accuracy of first impressions. The first recorded use of the term was in 1992 by nalini ambady and robert rosenthal in a metaanalysis in the psychological bulletin. Thin slices of behavior is a term coined by nalini ambady and robert rosenthal in their study examining the accurate judgments of teacher effectiveness. In the ambady and rosenthal study, teachers werent just being evaluated by students. Thus, impressionistic, evaluative thin slice judgments seem to be intuitive. 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. Ambady and rosenthal s study created a term called thin slicing. Intuitive judgements like thin slice ratings ambady 2010 are known to benefit.
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. Students can predict teachers end of term ratings based on viewing 5second clips of their nonverbal behaviour. In 1993 publiceerden ambady en rosenthal een artikel waarin ze. Mar 04, 2015 psychologists call it thin slicing, the ability to find patterns in events based only on narrow windows, of experience. 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. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Thinslicing is our ability to extract correct conclusions at practically first sight.
Back bay books, little, brown and company, first published 2005, p. Thinslice judgments in the clinical context columbia 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. 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. The basic thesis of thin slicing was set out in her ph.
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