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Summary
This document is a court transcript from August 10, 2022, detailing the cross-examination of a witness named Loftus. The questioning focuses on a psychological study Loftus conducted, which successfully implanted false memories in participants by suggesting they had met the Warner Brothers character Bugs Bunny at Disneyland. The transcript concludes with an attorney, Ms. Sternheim, objecting to the line of questioning.
People (4)
| Name | Role | Context |
|---|---|---|
| Loftus | Witness |
Mentioned in the header as the person being cross-examined. Provides answers (A.) throughout the transcript regarding...
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| Bugs Bunny | Fictional Character |
The subject of a psychological experiment being discussed, where people were led to believe they met him at Disneyland.
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| MS. STERNHEIM | Attorney |
Identified as making an objection to the Judge at the end of the page.
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| Judge | Judge |
Addressed by Ms. Sternheim during an objection.
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Organizations (5)
| Name | Type | Context |
|---|---|---|
| Disneyland | company |
The location where an experiment tried to convince people they had met Bugs Bunny.
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| Warner Brothers | company |
Identified as the owner of the Bugs Bunny character, making it impossible for him to be at Disneyland.
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| Disney | company |
Mentioned as the location of a childhood trip and a resort where people claimed to have met Bugs Bunny.
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| SOUTHERN DISTRICT REPORTERS, P.C. | company |
Listed at the bottom of the page, likely the court reporting agency that transcribed the proceedings.
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| Government | government agency |
Mentioned in reference to "Government Exhibit 1511".
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Timeline (2 events)
2022-08-10
Cross-examination of witness Loftus in case 1:20-cr-00330-PAE.
Court
Locations (2)
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The setting for the false memories being implanted in the experiment.
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Mentioned as a location where a percentage of study participants claimed to have met Bugs Bunny.
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Relationships (2)
The document shows a formal question-and-answer session characteristic of a legal cross-examination between an attorney and a witness.
Ms. Sternheim, an attorney, formally addresses the Judge to make an objection, indicating a standard courtroom interaction.
Key Quotes (4)
"And in that experiment, you tried to get people to think that they met Bugs Bunny at Disneyland, right?"Source
— Questioner (Q.)
(Establishing the premise of the psychological study being discussed.)
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"That's exactly why we did the study, yes."Source
— Loftus (A.)
(Responding to the fact that it would be impossible for Bugs Bunny (a Warner Brothers character) to be at Disneyland, confirming this was the point of the experiment.)
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"And in that experiment, about 16 percent of people went along with the suggestion, right?"Source
— Questioner (Q.)
(Quoting a specific result from the study to the witness.)
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"Judge, I'm going to object."Source
— MS. STERNHEIM
(Making a legal objection during the cross-examination.)
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Case 1:20-cr-00330-PAE Document 761 Filed 08/10/22 Page 173 of 246 2468
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Loftus - cross
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Loftus - cross
1 Q. Bugs Bunny?
2 A. Bugs Bunny, yes.
3 Q. And in that experiment, you tried to get people to think
4 that they met Bugs Bunny at Disneyland, right?
5 A. Correct.
6 Q. That experiment involved an advertisement for Disneyland
7 that includes a picture of Bugs Bunny, right?
8 A. That was involved in that study, yes.
9 Q. And that would be impossible because Bugs Bunny is Warner
10 Brothers, right?
11 A. That's exactly why we did the study, yes.
12 Q. Okay. So that experiment involved the use of fake
13 photographs, right?
14 A. Fake drawings, yes.
15 Q. And then you ask people in this experiment whether they had
16 met Bugs Bunny at Disney, right?
17 A. On a childhood trip to Disney, yes.
18 Q. And in that experiment, about 16 percent of people went
19 along with the suggestion, right?
20 A. Well, I don't -- it's been a while since I've looked at the
21 actual data. I don't remember the exact number, but some
22 percentage claim that they met Bugs Bunny at a Disney resort.
23 Q. We can pull up that study if that would be helpful for you
24 to see the percentage. It's Government Exhibit 1511.
25 MS. STERNHEIM: Judge, I'm going to object. And I
SOUTHERN DISTRICT REPORTERS, P.C.
(212) 805-0300
(212) 805-0300
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