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Confirmation Bias: The Science Behind its Impact on Jury Selection and Litigation

Jury Analyst

The Impact of Confirmation Bias on Litigation: Confirmation bias can have far-reaching implications throughout the litigation process, affecting both the assessment of evidence and the decision-making of jurors in critical and deleterious ways: Biased processing of evidence and information: This outcome is a central hallmark of confirmation bias.

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Mitigating the Effect of Confirmation Bias During Jury Selection and Deliberation

Jury Analyst

This means trial attorneys also feel that they can develop their own anecdotal and intuition-based strategies for oral voir dire, strategies that research has also found to be ineffective (as discussed in more detail in article two of our confirmation bias series). The results can also inform oral voir dire strategies.

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Strategies to Mitigate the Effect of Confirmation Bias During Jury Selection and Deliberation

Jury Analyst

This means trial attorneys also feel that they can develop their own anecdotal and intuition-based strategies for oral voir dire, strategies that research has also found to be ineffective (as discussed in more detail in article 2 of our confirmation bias series). The results can also inform oral voir dire strategies.

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Strategies to Mitigate the Effect of Confirmation Bias During Jury Selection and Deliberation

Jury Analyst

This means trial attorneys also feel that they can develop their own anecdotal and intuition-based strategies for oral voir dire, strategies that research has also found to be ineffective (as discussed in more detail in article 2 of our confirmation bias series). The results can also inform oral voir dire strategies.

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Understanding Confirmation Bias in Legal Contexts: The Science Behind its Impact on Jury Selection and Litigation Understanding Confirmation Bias in Legal Contexts: 

Jury Analyst

In this article we will lay the foundation for our deeper exploration of confirmation bias in jury selection and litigation , which will be covered in subsequent blog articles. Hypothesis testing in attorney-conducted voir dire. Once again, the drive to maintain your beliefs prevails. Simon and Schuster. Greathouse, S.

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Understanding Confirmation Bias in Legal Contexts: The Science Behind its Impact on Jury Selection and Litigation Understanding Confirmation Bias in Legal Contexts: 

Jury Analyst

This article will lay the foundation for our deeper exploration of confirmation bias in jury selection and litigation, which will be covered in subsequent blog articles. Hypothesis testing in attorney-conducted voir dire. Once again, the drive to maintain your beliefs prevails. Simon and Schuster. Greathouse, S. Kennard, J.

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Understanding Jury Duty and Misconduct in the Legal Arena

Jury Analyst

Prejudiced jurors might exhibit partiality towards a party based on race, gender, religion, or other intrinsic characteristics, thereby violating the principle of impartiality. Litigants expect a fair trial, and introducing external evidence violates this expectation. Pronounced jury misconduct can lead to civil litigation.