Studies of transcripts of mock jury deliberations show that
A) jurors mostly argue with each other, and hardly talk about the evidence
B) jurors don't really try to ground their arguments for guilt or innocence in the evidence they heard at trial, but primarily talk about their "gut feelings"
C) jurors spend most of their deliberation time reviewing and weighing the evidence they heard at trial
D) if one juror misstates the evidence the others don't correct the person

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Studies of mock jury deliberations have found that jurors spend the majority of their time reviewing and discussing the evidence presented during the trial. This contradicts common misconceptions that jurors rely primarily on gut feelings or fail to correct inaccuracies in the understanding of evidence among their peers.

Studies of Transcripts of Mock Jury Deliberations Show That