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Summary
This document is a court transcript from August 10, 2022, showing the cross-examination of a witness named Loftus. The questioning focuses on the susceptibility of memory to suggestion, specifically referencing a study by researcher Kathy Pezdek that attempted to implant false memories in subjects, such as being lost in a mall and receiving a rectal enema.
People (2)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| Loftus | Witness |
Mentioned in the header as the person being cross-examined.
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| Kathy Pezdek | Researcher |
Mentioned as the conductor of a study on false memories.
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Organizations (1)
| Name | Type | Context |
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| SOUTHERN DISTRICT REPORTERS, P.C. | Company |
Identified as the court reporting agency at the bottom of the document.
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Timeline (2 events)
A study on false memories conducted by Kathy Pezdek where 20 subjects were presented with one true and two false memories (being lost in a mall and receiving a rectal enema).
Kathy Pezdek
20 subjects
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A location used in a false memory scenario in a study conducted by Kathy Pezdek.
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Relationships (1)
The document is a transcript of a questioner (Q) cross-examining a witness (A), identified as Loftus, in a legal proceeding.
Key Quotes (4)
"You're familiar with a study conducted by Kathy Pezdek in which Pezdek presented 20 subjects with one true memory and two false memories, right?"Source
— Questioner
(Introducing a specific study on memory for discussion during cross-examination.)
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"And one of the false memories was being lost in the mall, right?"Source
— Questioner
(Clarifying the details of a false memory scenario used in the Pezdek study.)
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Quote #2
"And the other false memory was receiving something called a rectal enema, right?"Source
— Questioner
(Clarifying the details of a second, more intrusive false memory scenario used in the Pezdek study.)
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"Three of the 20 subjects remembered having been lost in the mall, right?"Source
— Questioner
(Questioning the witness about the results of the Pezdek study.)
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Case 1:20-cr-00330-PAE Document 761 Filed 08/10/22 Page 183 of 246 2478
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Loftus - cross
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Loftus - cross
1 A. Correct.
2 Q. In other words, if something contradicts the true events so
3 blatantly, the memory is not as susceptible to suggestion,
4 right?
5 A. In that particular study, yes, that was -- that was a
6 wallet-snatching crime. And we were not able to mislead people
7 about the color of the wallet, which was a very obvious,
8 obvious, strong detail.
9 Q. You're familiar with a study conducted by Kathy Pezdek in
10 which Pezdek presented 20 subjects with one true memory and two
11 false memories, right?
12 A. Well, I know about that study, yes.
13 Q. And one of the false memories was being lost in the mall,
14 right?
15 A. Yes.
16 Q. And the other false memory was receiving something called a
17 rectal enema, right?
18 A. Correct.
19 Q. And I'm not going to ask you to describe a rectal enema,
20 but it's fair to say that that's an intrusive bodily procedure,
21 right?
22 A. Yes.
23 Q. Three of the 20 subjects remembered having been lost in the
24 mall, right?
25 A. Something like that in her study, yes.
SOUTHERN DISTRICT REPORTERS, P.C.
(212) 805-0300
(212) 805-0300
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