@article{ref1,
title="Improving comprehension of jury instructions with audio-visual presentation",
journal="Applied cognitive psychology",
year="2004",
author="Brewer, Neil and Harvey, Sophie and Semmler, Carolyn",
volume="18",
number="6",
pages="765-776",
abstract="This study examined whether mock-jurors' comprehension of judicial self-defence instructions improved when an audio-visual instructional format involving computer animations and a flow chart was used. In a mock-juror paradigm, 90 law students (experts) and 90 legally untrained adults (novices) were randomly allocated to one of three instructional conditions (audio, audio-elaborated, audio-visual). Dependent measures of self-defence comprehension included verdict delivery, multiple-choice (recognition), paraphrasing (recall) and novel scenarios (transfer). Law students performed better on self-defence comprehension tests than novices in the audio-only conditions. The audio-visual format significantly enhanced novices' comprehension, with their comprehension scores matching those of law students. Copyright © 2004 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0888-4080",
doi="10.1002/acp.1036",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/acp.1036"
}