PSY 321 Lecture 1: Group Behavior 1 & 2.pdf
13 Nov 2014
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Solutions: interview with jurors afterward , analyze court records, mock juries. Foreperson: liaison between judge and jury, calls for votes, announces verdict. Selection: high occupational status, past jury experience, head of table, 1st person to speak, men over women (50% of female jurors, 10% were forepersons) Spends more time talking about procedure, but less about own opinion. More of a moderator - not a leader so no extra influence. Set agenda, raise questions, explore facts: open conflict. Scrutinize evidence, construct stories if no agreement, influence holds out: reconciliation. Once unanimous verdict is achieved, affirm satisfaction with verdict. Tendency of act of deliberation to produce a tilt toward acquittal. Individuals convict more alone vs. in a group. When there is ambiguity, deliberation leads more toward acquittal and hung. Normative influence is greater when there"s a public vote and when deadlocked. U. s. : 12 person jury though some states have 6 person juries. Argument against: resistance depends on proportional size of majority.
