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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 centers on a 1995 research paper by Loftus, which involved an experiment to implant a false memory into participants. The experiment presented subjects with three true childhood stories, obtained from their parents or siblings, and one fabricated story about being lost in a shopping mall.
People (3)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| Loftus | Witness |
The person being cross-examined, as indicated by "Loftus - cross".
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| Unnamed Questioner | Attorney/Examiner |
The individual asking questions, denoted by "Q." throughout the transcript.
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| Unnamed Witness (Loftus) | Witness |
The individual answering questions, denoted by "A." throughout the transcript, identified as Loftus.
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Organizations (1)
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| SOUTHERN DISTRICT REPORTERS, P.C. | company |
Listed at the bottom of the document, likely the court reporting agency that produced the transcript.
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Timeline (2 events)
1995
A research study, detailed in a 1995 paper, where researchers attempted to implant a false memory in participants. The study involved telling subjects one false story (being lost in a shopping mall) alongside three true stories from their childhood.
2022-08-10
Cross-examination of a witness named Loftus as part of Case 1:20-cr-00330-PAE.
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Mentioned as the setting for a false memory implanted in research subjects.
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Relationships (2)
The document is a transcript of a cross-examination, an adversarial legal questioning, between the questioner (Q.) and the witness (A., identified as Loftus).
Loftus describes a study in which they were a researcher and the others were participants or 'subjects'.
Key Quotes (3)
"We tried to suggest to them that they, as a child, have been lost in a shopping mall for an extended period of time and then rescued by an elderly person and reunited with their family."Source
— Loftus (Witness)
(Describing the false memory they attempted to implant in research subjects.)
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"Well, again, that was a 1995 paper; but the fine details of the method, that sounds close, yes, but --"Source
— Loftus (Witness)
(Confirming details about the research methodology being questioned.)
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"So but there were three true stories and one false one, right?"Source
— Unnamed Questioner
(Clarifying the structure of the memory experiment.)
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Case 1:20-cr-00330-PAE Document 761 Filed 08/10/22 Page 181 of 246
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Loftus - cross
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Loftus - cross
1 Q. And the participants were between the ages of 18 to 53,
2 right?
3 A. Yes.
4 Q. And you tried to implant a false memory, right?
5 A. We tried to suggest to them that they, as a child, have
6 been lost in a shopping mall for an extended period of time and
7 then rescued by an elderly person and reunited with their
8 family.
9 Q. So research subjects were -- they were shown one-paragraph
10 stories describing four events, right?
11 A. Well, again, that was a 1995 paper; but the fine details of
12 the method, that sounds close, yes, but --
13 Q. So but there were three true stories and one false one,
14 right?
15 A. Yes.
16 Q. Okay. And you told the subjects that you talked to their
17 parents, right?
18 A. Yeah, or an older sibling.
19 Q. So a parent or older sibling, right?
20 A. Yes.
21 Q. And you found out from the parents experiences that had
22 happened to the subjects when they were children, right?
23 A. Yes, some true experiences.
24 Q. Right. For the three true ones, right?
25 A. Yes.
2 right?
3 A. Yes.
4 Q. And you tried to implant a false memory, right?
5 A. We tried to suggest to them that they, as a child, have
6 been lost in a shopping mall for an extended period of time and
7 then rescued by an elderly person and reunited with their
8 family.
9 Q. So research subjects were -- they were shown one-paragraph
10 stories describing four events, right?
11 A. Well, again, that was a 1995 paper; but the fine details of
12 the method, that sounds close, yes, but --
13 Q. So but there were three true stories and one false one,
14 right?
15 A. Yes.
16 Q. Okay. And you told the subjects that you talked to their
17 parents, right?
18 A. Yeah, or an older sibling.
19 Q. So a parent or older sibling, right?
20 A. Yes.
21 Q. And you found out from the parents experiences that had
22 happened to the subjects when they were children, right?
23 A. Yes, some true experiences.
24 Q. Right. For the three true ones, right?
25 A. Yes.
SOUTHERN DISTRICT REPORTERS, P.C.
(212) 805-0300
(212) 805-0300
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