Many of the jurors responded to the atmosphere of the jury room differently based on their personalities and self-concepts. Juror number 1 for example, played by Martin Balsam, initially acted as a leader in the jury by being the foreman. He soon realized that he cannot fulfill the leadership position and passively allowed someone else to manage the discussion. Another prime example of a personality and self-concept that affects the communication in the room would be juror #2 or John Fiedler. In the film he portrays someone that is very shy and introverted and because of this he is very quiet in the beginning of the film. However, he soon finds his confidence and manages to speak up and express his opinions on the case. As
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A consensus is when all of the members in a group take part in shaping an acceptable outcome for the group. For starters, Ed Begley played little to no part in shaping the outcome of the case. He never once tried to influence his peers that the defendant was innocent. In fact, I believe the only reason he changed his vote was because he was outnumbered and exhausted. Several of the guidelines for a consensus were violated during the film. The first guideline is to listen carefully to other members and consider their points of view. Some of the jurors including jurors #3 and #10 ignored this by constantly interrupting and giving no effort whatsoever in seeing things from different perspectives. These same two individuals also used emotion rather than logic during the discussion which goes against the first strategy of the guidelines. Juror #3 (Lee J. Cobb) voted guilty up until the end of the film based on his own problems that he has with his own son, while juror #10 (Ed Begley) voted guilty because of the defendant’s ethnicity. Ed Begley was also one of the jurors to violate the next guideline along with juror #7 (Jack Warden). The second guideline states that you should not change your mind in order to avoid conflict or reach a quick decision. As I stated, I believe the only reason that Ed Begley changed his vote to not guilty was because he was outnumbered and exhausted. Throughout the film he
A consensus is when all of the members in a group take part in shaping an acceptable outcome for the group. For starters, Ed Begley played little to no part in shaping the outcome of the case. He never once tried to influence his peers that the defendant was innocent. In fact, I believe the only reason he changed his vote was because he was outnumbered and exhausted. Several of the guidelines for a consensus were violated during the film. The first guideline is to listen carefully to other members and consider their points of view. Some of the jurors including jurors #3 and #10 ignored this by constantly interrupting and giving no effort whatsoever in seeing things from different perspectives. These same two individuals also used emotion rather than logic during the discussion which goes against the first strategy of the guidelines. Juror #3 (Lee J. Cobb) voted guilty up until the end of the film based on his own problems that he has with his own son, while juror #10 (Ed Begley) voted guilty because of the defendant’s ethnicity. Ed Begley was also one of the jurors to violate the next guideline along with juror #7 (Jack Warden). The second guideline states that you should not change your mind in order to avoid conflict or reach a quick decision. As I stated, I believe the only reason that Ed Begley changed his vote to not guilty was because he was outnumbered and exhausted. Throughout the film he