Análisis de la deliberación de jurados que varían en tamaño y regla de decisión
ISSN: 0213-4748, 1579-3680
Year of publication: 1994
Volume: 9
Issue: 1
Pages: 19-30
Type: Article
More publications in: International Journal of Social Psychology, Revista de Psicología Social
Abstract
The current study was conducted in order to check the effects of size (twelve or six) and decision rule (unanimity or majority) in the jurors' social interaction during deliberation. Social interaction was analyzed by using the Interaction Process Analysis of Bales. We also tested whether these variations affected jurors' participation. We found a different interaction process in larger-sized juries: the six-member juries involved much more verbal interaction. We found no significant differences between juries with different decision rules.