Personal prejudice and feelings play a part in our decision making. Sometimes we think we are being totally objective about something but even subconsciously our backgrounds are influencing our thoughts and actions. Each character in the movie had different backgrounds and experiences. These experiences shape our personalities.

There were some strong personalities in the room. During the initial vote, it appears that several of the jurors were “going along with the group”. One juror wanted to make it to a ball game on time and another had to get back to his business. They were very verbal about their expectations of a quick decision. It appeared that if Henry Fonda’s character would have voted guilty, the boy would have been convicted without the jurors discussing the case at all.

3. A decisions consequence influences the effort expended to determine the

Most people will adjust the amount of effort they put into a decision based on the importance of the decision. For example, in the movie, Henry Fonda stated a man’s life is worth more

than five minutes deciding his fate

8. It is hard to admit you are wrong or may have wrong motives.(Included)

5. No matter how bumpy a decision process is, it can still be successful

People will justify, even if only in their own minds, their decisions or actions. It was brought out in the movie that the old man’s testimony may have been untrue based on facts but that he truly believe he heard what he testified to. The woman who testified that she saw the murder take place even though the jurors later decided she probably wasn’t wearing her glasses. I think we all, at one point, have modified the truth in our minds to make ourselves feel better about something we did or said.

Some people are so wise and self-controlled

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