Do You Want To Make Your Juror “Think Fast”?
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A new research review says thinking fast can improve our mood, and increase risk-taking, confidence and problem-solving. The author discusses the experiences of running, skiing, driving over the speed limit as all having the capacity to excite, elate and energize us. But we do not have to be moving fast in order to improve our moods. All that is required is for our thinking to shift into a rapid pace and our mood improves. It isn’t always clear whether we want relatively ‘happy’ or ‘sad’ jurors going into deliberations, but, according to the author, improved mood increases the sense of urgency to take action. There are times we want jurors to deliberate quickly (relying on pre-existing biases or heuristics to make decisions) and there are times we don’t want that at all.
And rapid thinking also increases the likelihood of taking risks. Here’s something a little scary drawn directly from the article.
“Thought speed was manipulated via three versions of a video that varied in pace. The videos shared the same neutral content (e.g., scenes of waterfalls, urban landscapes) but varied in average shot length. The result was that as the pace of the film increased, the participants reported greater intentions to engage in risky behaviors such as unprotected sex and illegal drug use.”
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