One of the major research directions that lab pursues is the accuracy of spontaneous social judgements from "thin slices," or very brief observations, of behavior. Research in the lab has demonstrated that judgements made on the basis of thin slices of behavior can be quite accurate. At present, we are investigating the neurological, cognitive, and affective underpinnings of this phenomenon. We are also investigating the generalizability of the phenomenon across different domains, situations, and cultures. In addition, we have been examining how well people make such judgements with minimal information, as exemplified by the figural outline of a person on the right.