thin slice

See also: thin-slice

English

Noun

thin slice (plural thin slices)

  1. (psychology) A minimal amount of information or experience used to make quick inferences about something through thin-slicing.
    • 2009 March 7, Rosie Ifould, “Acting on impulse”, in Alan Rusbridger, editor, The Guardian‎[1], London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 18 October 2026:
      Bernieri is an expert in what's known as "thin-slicing methodology". His research is based on the theory that we make a reasonably accurate assessment of a person from observing just a few seconds, or a "thin slice", of their behaviour.
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