The Jury Persuaded (and Not): Computer Animation in the Courtroom

Meghan Dunn · Peter Salovey · Neal R. Feigenson

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Jury Decision Making Processes Legal processes and jurisprudence Law in Society and Culture

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In two experiments, we examined the persuasiveness of computer animation on juror decision making by comparing animation to diagrams in two mock trials—a plane crash case and a car accident case. The persuasiveness of the animation on verdicts was dependent on the case; in the plane crash case, participants rendered verdicts in favor of the side presenting the animation. In the car accident case, the animation had no effect on verdicts. The role of familiarity with the depicted scenario is discussed as a possible explanation for the differing impact of animation. Additionally, jurors’ expectations about the persuasiveness of animations were discrepant with the animations’ actual influence on jurors’ verdicts.

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