2014/12/08 by Nora A. Murphy, Judith A. Hall, Marianne Schmid Mast +5 · 1 citation
Computer Science · Psychology · #Advanced Text Analysis Techniques #Behavioral and Psychological Studies #Child and Animal Learning Development
paper · doi:10.1177/0146167214559902
openalex publication_date 2014/12/08 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/22
Four studies investigated the reliability and validity of thin slices of nonverbal behavior from social interactions including (a) how well individual slices of a given behavior predict other slices in the same interaction; (b) how well a slice of a given behavior represents the entirety of that behavior within an interaction; (c) how long a slice is necessary to sufficiently represent the entirety of a behavior within an interaction; (d) which slices best capture the entirety of behavior, across different behaviors; and (e) which behaviors (of six measured behaviors) are best captured by slices. Notable findings included strong reliability and validity for thin slices of gaze and nods, and that a 1.5-min slice from the start of an interaction may adequately represent some behaviors. Results provide useful information to researchers making decisions about slice measurement of behavior.