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Peer reviewedRyan, Michael P.; Hurtig, Richard R. – Discourse Processes, 1980
Delineates a study showing that jurors arriving at different verdicts differ in the way they compute verdicts from a common evidence base rather than in the structure of their evidence bases. Concludes that the legal system's distinction between evidence comprehension and verdict deliberation is a defensible one. (Author/FL)
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Cognitive Processes, Communication (Thought Transfer), Decision Making
