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This document is a court transcript from August 10, 2022, detailing the cross-examination of a witness named Loftus. The questioning focuses on Loftus's past psychological research into memory manipulation, specifically referencing a study where details like a car's color were altered to mislead subjects, and another experiment from the mid-1990s that involved implanting a false memory of being lost in a mall.

People (1)

Name Role Context
Loftus Witness
Mentioned in the header as the subject of a cross-examination and is the person answering the questions (A).

Organizations (1)

Name Type Context
SOUTHERN DISTRICT REPORTERS, P.C. Company
Listed at the bottom of the page, likely the court reporting agency that transcribed the proceeding.

Timeline (2 events)

A study where participants watched a video, walked through a museum, and were then questioned with distorted details, such as changing the color of a car from blue to white and a jacket from blue to black, to test memory manipulation.
museum
research subjects
mid 1990s
An experiment conducted by Loftus about planting a false memory of someone being lost in a mall. The study involved approximately 24 participants.
mall
Loftus 24 participants

Locations (2)

Location Context
Mentioned as a place study participants walked through after watching a video.
Mentioned as the location in a false memory experiment about being lost.

Relationships (1)

Unnamed Questioner Professional Loftus
The document is a transcript of a legal cross-examination where an unnamed individual is questioning the witness, Loftus, about their professional work.

Key Quotes (2)

"I believe that we had deliberately tried to change the color of the car in their memory."
Source
— Loftus (Responding to a question about whether details were distorted during questioning in a study.)
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"That's a study that we did in the mid '90s, yes."
Source
— Loftus (Confirming their involvement in an experiment about planting a false memory of being lost in a mall.)
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