Thin Slicing Source Analysis

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Thin-slicing refers to the ability of our unconscious to find patterns in situations and behaviour based on very narrow slices of experience. It is the way that our unconscious works. When we leap to a decision, our unconscious is sifting through the situation in front of us, throwing out all that is irrelevant while we zero in on what really matters. And the truth is that our unconscious is really good at this, to the point where thin-slicing often delivers a better answer than more deliberate and exhaustive ways of thinking the narrowest slivers of experience. But the real question is, what makes thin-slicing so accurate that it can proficiently predict meaningful attributes of the targeted person?

The first tentative explanation is derived from the ecological approach to social perception. This is suggested by McArthur and Baron’s (1983), which emphasises on how attributes such as anger, fear or dominance can easily be recognised because they are more important for survival and social adaption. However, attributes like reliability or humour may be slower to detect because they are less essential for immediate survival and adaption to the environment. Detection of attributes depends on the context in which the target is being …show more content…
The evidence for this theory comes from studies relating targets’ physical characteristics to judgements of several of their personality. In example, it is found that baby-faced adults are perceived to be more honest and warmer than more mature-faced adults. Activation of these physically based stereotypes probably creates expectations in others that influence the behaviour of the target individuals. Research has shown that our expectations affect our behaviour towards others, which in turn modifies their behaviour to confirm these
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