Comments on: What plaintiffs have known for years: “First is best”

By: Rita Handrich

Rita Handrich — Tue, 31 Jul 2012 17:18:41 +0000

Thanks James. I think the stereotype of the older juror as a bad choice is (like most demographically based assumptions) just wrong. We’ve written about older jurors a few times (for example: http://keenetrial.com/blog/2012/01/27/pretrial-publicity-bias-take-a-look-at-the-age-of-your-jurors/). I think the lesson is that we have to be sure we are communicating what we intend to communicate and make sure heuristic short-cuts don’t take our presentations in a different direction than hoped. Thanks for that link–I printed the article and you may see it here before long in the form of a blog post!

By: James McGee

James McGee — Tue, 31 Jul 2012 16:56:16 +0000

Rita, at least it seems we don’t seem to lose our ability to use the fast/slow systems as we age. Research from the Max Planck Institute suggests that older adults are just as adept (in most areas) as younger ones in using heuristics when they are helpful (Kahneman’s “system 1″) and relying on more “logical” thinking when less optimal. There is some hope! See http://psycnet.apa.org/journals/pag/24/4/901/

By: Mike Stratton (@truestratton)

Mike Stratton (@truestratton) — Sun, 29 Jul 2012 18:39:28 +0000

RT @steigerlaw: What plaintiffs have known for years: “First is best” » The Jury Room http://t.co/wRJe4vUT via @KeeneTrial