ABSTRACT
Jurors in civil cases face a difficult task when they determine damage awards. The difficulty arises for several reasons. First, the instructions that jurors receive
* This research was supported by a grant from the Law and Social Sciences Program at the National Science Foundation. The paper is based on a master’s thesis submitted to the University of Colorado by the first author. We thank Colorado Fourth Judicial District Presiding Judge Donald Campbell, Court Administrator Douglas Haxton, and Jury Commissioner Eldene Mosbarger for allowing us access to jurors and Valerie Stromquist and Alisa Cohen for their research assistance. Please direct correspondence to Edith Greene, Department of Psychology, University of Colorado, Colorado Springs, Colorado 80933.
