Luke is rushing fraternities.As part of the process, he is invited to a fraternity party.He goes to the party with a few friends.After just 30 minutes at the party, he leaves.When questioned by his friends, Luke replies, "I just knew right away after meeting some the fraternity members that this fraternity isn't for me." This scenario illustrates:
A)classical conditioning
B)thin slice theory
C)central route processing from the elaboration likelihood model
D)the assimilation effect
E)the priming effect

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This scenario illustrates the thin slice theory, which suggests that people can make accurate judgments about people or situations after only a brief observation. Luke only spent 30 minutes at the party and was able to make a decision about the fraternity based on his initial interactions with its members.

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