f subtle signals form a holistic impression. She found Рsimilar interference when participants watched 15- second clips of pairs of people and judged Рwhether they were strangers, friends, or dating partners. РOther research shows we 're better at detecting deception from thin slices when we rely on Рintuition instead of reflection. "It's as if you're driving a stick shit," says Judith Hall, a Рpsychologist at Northeastern University, “and if you start thinking about it too much, you can't Рremember what you' re doing. But if you go on automatic pilot, you' re fine. Much of our social Рlife is like that." РThinking too much can also harm our ability to form preferences. College students' ratings of Рstrawberry jams and college courses aligned better with experts' opinions when the students