Date of Graduation
1976
Document Type
Dissertation
Committee Chair
Robert P. Hawkins
Committee Member
Eugene Quarrick
Committee Member
David Withersty
Abstract
This study assessed the ability of jurors to comprehend judicial instructions. Forty-eight male and female ex-jurors viewed actual videotaped testimony from a civil jury case in one of four juries under conditions of either oral or written instructions and solo or group decision.
Recommended Citation
Asken, Michael Joseph, "Psychology In The Courtroom: Jury Instructions And The Myth Of Jury Decision By Legal Principle." (1976). Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports. 8420.
https://researchrepository.wvu.edu/etd/8420