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This court transcript page from August 10, 2022, details the testimony of a witness named Loftus on the subject of memory. Loftus explains that while traumatic experiences can create strong memories of core events, they are susceptible to distortion from post-event suggestion. The witness also clarifies that a person's confidence in their memory is a reliable indicator of accuracy only under 'pristine' conditions, free from suggestion over a short period of time.
People (3)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| Loftus | Witness |
Mentioned in the header as the person under direct examination and provides the answers (A.) in the testimony regardi...
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| MS. POMERANTZ | Attorney (implied) |
Makes an objection to a question asked by the examiner.
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| THE COURT | Judge (implied) |
Sustains the objection made by Ms. Pomerantz.
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Organizations (1)
| Name | Type | Context |
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| SOUTHERN DISTRICT REPORTERS, P.C. | Company |
Listed at the bottom of the page as the court reporting service.
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Timeline (3 events)
2022-08-10
Direct examination of witness Loftus regarding the nature of memory, trauma, and confidence.
Courtroom (implied)
A plane crash is used as an example of a traumatic event where the core details might be remembered.
A warehouse fire is used as an example of a traumatic event, contrasted with a plane crash.
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Mentioned in a question regarding the ability to prove if someone has an actual memory.
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Relationships (2)
MS. POMERANTZ makes a legal objection, and THE COURT rules on it, demonstrating their respective roles in a court proceeding.
The unnamed questioner is conducting a direct examination of the witness, Loftus, by asking questions (Q.) which Loftus answers (A.).
Key Quotes (2)
"Traumatic experiences compared to maybe more neutral ones might be associated with certainly remembering, you know, the core of what happened... but even traumatic experiences can be subjected to post-event suggestion that can exaggerate or distort or change the memory."Source
— Loftus
(Answering a question about whether trauma makes a memory more reliable.)
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"And one of the things we know is if the conditions are very pristine, not a lot of -- not a lot of suggestion, not a long period of time, they're a fair test, people are more accurate when they're confident than when they're not confident."Source
— Loftus
(Explaining the relationship between the confidence of a memory and its accuracy.)
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