How Is 12 Angry Men Related To Organizational Psychology

The movie, 12 Angry Men is about twelve white men deciding the jail sentence of an 18-year old boy who has allegedly committed murder by killing his father. If the men do decide the boy is guilty beyond a reasonable doubt then the boy will be sent to an electric chair for a death sentence. In the very few scenes of the movie all the jurors are summoned into one room and standing towards the door. Juror number 1, also known as the foreman is the leader of the deliberation. He tells everyone to gather around a table and explains that the goal of the day’s deliberation is to vote on the sentence of the boy’s guiltiness and innocence. During the first deliberation, everyone quickly unanimously votes guilty. Everyone all for except one juror; who explains that the reason why he didn’t cast his vote guilty was simply because he couldn’t decide such a crucial decision so quickly. …show more content…
Many of the jurors are uncomfortable with what’s going on around them, and don’t even want to consider the thought forgiving the defendant a chance. In addition to portraying a glimpse into the American justice system, the movie, also explains several topics of Industrial/Organizational psychology. Industrial-Organizational psychology is the study of human behavior at work and is concerned with the application of psychological principles, theory, and research to the work setting (Landy 2010). Being mostly applied to the workplace, the topics shown in 12 Angry Men are the environment, goal setting, job satisfaction, emotions at work, and