Research design and methods : a process approach

xx,576hlm.;bib.;tab.;indek

Research design and methods: a process approach, 5th ed./ Bordens

xv, 490 hal.: ill.; 23 cm

Research design and methods: a process approach, 5th ed./ Bordens

xv, 490 hal.: ill.; 23 cm

The Effects of Jury Size, Evidence Complexity, and Note Taking on Jury Process and Performance in a Civil Trial

A total of 567 jury-eligible men and women who were assigned to 6- or 12-person juries saw a videotaped civil trial that contained either 1 or 4 plaintiffs. Half the juries took notes, whereas the remainder did not. Six-person juries that did not take notes awarded multiple plaintiffs the highest amounts of compensation. Six-person juries also gave the highest punitive damages when they did not take notes and judged multiple plaintiffs. The punitive awards of 6-person juries were highly variable compared with 12-person juries. Multiple plaintiffs also increased the unpredictability of jury punitive awards. Twelve-person juries deliberated longer, recalled more probative information, and relied less than 6-person juries on evaluative statements and nonprobative evidence. Limitations and implications are discussed

The Consolidation of Plaintiffs: The Effects of Number of Plaintiffs on Jurors\u27 Liability Decisions, Damage Awards, and Cognitive Processing of Evidence

In this study, 135 jury-eligible adults were randomly assigned to 1 of 5 aggregations of plaintiffs involving 1, 2, 4, 6, and 10 claimants. Jurors were shown a 5- to 6-hr trial involving claims of differential repetitive stress injuries by each plaintiff. Measures concerning liability, damages, and various cognitive and attributional factors were collected. The defendant was more likely to be judged as liable as the number of plaintiffs increased. Awards reached a zenith at 4 plaintiffs and then began to decrease. Increases in the number of plaintiffs who were aggregated degraded information processing. Limits of juror competence in complex trials and juror aids were discussed

Research design and methods: a process approach, 6th ed./ Bordens

xxviii, 499+16+32 hal.: ill.; 23 cm

Research design and methods: a process approach, 8th ed./ Bordens

xvi, 544 hal.: ill.; 23 cm