Thin-slicing refers to the ability of our unconscious to find patterns in situations and behaviors based on very narrow slices of experiences. It involves making very quick decisions with minimal amounts of information. People usually indulge in this kind of thinking whenever encountering a new person, a new situation o when having to take a quick decision. Generally, education, experience and beliefs help to in thin-slicing a situation to gain a quick understanding. Thin-slicing can be applied almost anytime but the important thing is that it should not be apply every time. We have seen a lot of situations where innocent people are accused of something they didn’t do because of the existence of biases or a specific personal experience. So, even though this kind of thinking might be useful, it should be taken into account that it is based only on the “judge” inner feelings and thoughts. B- Priming involves an increased sensitivity to particular stimuli as a result of previous experience. It refers to hen subtle triggers influence our behavior without our awareness of such changes. …show more content…
Casinos are perfect examples of this. Everything in their structure is thought to tempt people to gamble. No natural lighting, no big watches, constant music and staff from the casino pretending to be players so that visitors get the idea that gambling is a good idea and that they have big chance to win. So, even if visitors go into the place with the only intention of hanging around, they might be prone to end up sitting in front of a slot machine or another gambling game, without thinking much about