The Effects of Videotape Testimony in Jury Trials: Studies on Juror Decision Making, Information Retention, and Emotional Arousal

Authors

Gerald R. Miller
David C. Bender
Frank Boster
B. Thomas Florence
Norman Fontes
John Hocking
Henry Nicholson

Abstract

Summary of Contents

I. Introduction: The Nature of the Research

II. Group I : The Nugent u. Clark Studies

A. Background

1. Selecting the stimulus trial

2. Editing the transcript

3. Preparing the trial

a. Casting

b. Equipment

B. Nugent u. Clark Study

1 : live v. videotape trials 1. Questions examined

2. Procedures

a. The live presentation

b. The videotape presentation

c. The questionnaire

3. Results and discussion

a. Negligence verdicts and mean awards

b. Juror perception of attorney credibility

c. Juror information retention

d. Juror interest and motivation

4. Conclusions from Study 1

C. Nugent u. Clark Study 2: split-screen v. full-screen videotape presentations

1. Questions examined

2. Procedures

Rights

© 1975 J. Reuben Clark Law School

Recommended Citation

Gerald R. Miller, David C. Bender, Frank Boster, B. Thomas Florence, Norman Fontes, John Hocking, and Henry Nicholson, The Effects of Videotape Testimony in Jury Trials: Studies on Juror Decision Making, Information Retention, and Emotional Arousal, 1975 BYU L. Rev. 331 (1975).
Available at: https://digitalcommons.law.byu.edu/lawreview/vol1975/iss2/2