From Bias to Brevity: Balancing Coder Bias and Team Size in Thin-Slice and Full-Length Observations of Couple Interactions

Emre Selcuk, Onur Varol, Gul Gunaydin, Zeynep Deniz Ozden, Turan Deniz Ergun, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Sabanci University, Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences, Sabanci University, Faculty of Behavioural Management and Social Sciences, University of Twente

Journal of Social and Personal Relationships

Published online on April 16, 2026

Abstract

Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, Ahead of Print.
Behavioral observation offers a powerful approach for relationship science but is constrained by coder bias and resource demands. Using a widely employed couple conflict discussion paradigm, we illustrate how these challenges can be addressed. First, we ...