John Gottman's Theory Of 'Thin Slicing'

J. Paul Getty Museum purchased about 10 million dollars on a supposed marble statue from the sixth century. The statue turned out to be obviously fake and those who inspect the statue in a few seconds were able to get the intuition that something was off. The book leads the readers into explaining the psychology of rapid unconscious thoughts.
The idea that we alternate between unconscious and conscious was an interesting piece of information. Each thought process impacts different parts of the brain which follows a change of personality. Since, I am an introvert, I am very aware on my conscious thinking. A lot of my actions comes from my analytical thinking. However, I do make a lot of unconscious thinking as well such as picking clothes
“Thin slicing” is being able to use small bits of information to formulate a larger opinion. In additional, the book mentions about Psychologist John Gottman. He is known for being able to predict the future outcomes for marriages. Most of this concepts revolves around understanding that impressions lead to more accurate information when compared to analyzing facts in which case, doesn’t always produce accuracy.
One thing I though was interesting in Chapter 1 was the love lab experiment. In additional to measuring the body language and arguments, they hooked up electrodes and sensors for researchers to know when the husband’s or the wife’s heart was pounding, temperature levels, and slight movement on the seats. There were a few gender cues that indicated what the relationship was going to be like in the future. For example, the man is mostly defensive while the woman argues. If the man rolls his eyes, the woman will notice this and become more aggressive; thus, the cycle continues. A chart is drawn to show the patterns within positive and negative emotions. This helps indicate the view of the whole relationship
In the stories, many people are impressed by his amazing feat of being able to deduce people’s background. While he may be a fictional character, his scientific methods are often applied to the real world. Upon first reading the concept of thin slicing, I was opposed to the idea. Initially, I felt that basing a person or a situation for a few seconds did not directly lead to a better understanding of a person. As time passed, I discarded my original idea. Now I affirm with the concept of “thin slicing” to a degree. When people ask Sherlock Holmes how he has done his superior deducing abilities, he simply explains that he observes the necessary clues and combines each bits and pieces to from his conclusion. This is very similar to “thin