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 The Guardian‎:

     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.