GLP Ek Ruka Hua Faisla

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Ek ruka hua faisla Group Learning Paper ( B11 ) This is a film that dramatizes the imperfections inherent in persuasion

n and the evolution of group dynamics. We see twelve people with different backgrounds through various stages of group development until finally they arrive at a unanimous decision of not guilty. In the forming stage of the group we see eleven jurors vote in favour of convicting the accused without discussing a single shred of the evidence presented at the trial. What follows is not only a discussion of the particular facts of the case, but an intense examination of the personal baggage that each jury member brings to the room. Initially none except the architect was prepared to analyse the trial in detail. The storming stage of the group is from the first vote till the time when the storm arrives. Here we see that the architect is good at positioning his argument by not directly confronting others, but seeking discussion. He takes a consultative approach bringing his ideas to the table, seeking others opinions and proceeding to arrive at a conclusion. The group can be said to be performing when they asked that We 9 need to understand why you 3 still think he is guilty. Incidentally one of these 3 people was the problem member in the group and he started demeaning everybody until he was forcefully stopped. Stereotyping and confirmation bias led to a biased way of interpreting the evidence. Pankaj Kapoors character had a preconceived notion about the under-trial resulting from a halo effect where he believed his own son slapping him is similar to the under-trial killing his father. Also, many members initially expected the accused was guilty and so they only remembered details that supported their expectation. For example, they failed to notice that the old man walked with a limp, the female eye witness had marks on her eyes caused by eye glasses, the knife used to kill the father was actually not all that unusual, and that a noisy train would have made it impossible to hear the boy yell Im going to kill you. The adult ego state is depicted as the most useful for persuasion and negotiations. It helps in logicality and specificity, and also allows us to jump to other ego states. For example, the architect uses the adult ego state while persuading others throughout the movie, but towards the end shifts to nurturing parent ego state to console a shattered Pankaj Kapoor. The movie is a gripping, penetrating, and engrossing examination of a diverse group of twelve angry men, and their group dynamics of perception, negotiation and persuasion.

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