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This document is a court transcript from August 10, 2022, detailing the direct examination of a witness named Loftus. Loftus discusses the ethical review process for psychological experiments on humans, explaining how the requirement to 'cause no harm' limits the scope of research, particularly in studies on false memories. Loftus provides examples of both approvable and potentially unapprovable experiments that a 'human subjects review committee' might consider.
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| Loftus | Witness |
Mentioned in the header as the subject of the direct examination ("Loftus - direct") and is the person answering the ...
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| human subjects review committee | committee |
Mentioned as the body that reviews and approves proposals for studies with human participants.
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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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Mentioned as the location where the process of review for studies occurs.
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The document is a transcript of a formal legal proceeding (direct examination) where one person is questioning the other, who is providing testimony as a witness.
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"So I might want to plant a false memory that something horrible happened that would have been traumatic if it actually had happened, like you were, you know, attacked by a vicious animal. And the human subjects review committee, well, has been known to approve that kind of proposal."Source
— Loftus
(Explaining an example of a false memory experiment that a human subjects review committee has been known to approve.)
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"But other kinds of studies that might be a little bit more sensitive, the human subjects committee might feel a little uncomfortable about approving, like a deliberate attempt to -- to plant a memory, for example, that your father, you know, forced you to sacrifice animals or breed babies and kill"Source
— Loftus
(Providing a hypothetical example of a more sensitive study involving false memories that a committee might be uncomfortable approving.)
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Case 1:20-cr-00330-PAE Document 761 Filed 08/10/22 Page 116 of 246
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1 animals, but I am proposing studies with humans. It goes
2 through a process of review on the campus. And sometimes they
3 ask you to make modifications in your procedure; other times
4 they just outright give you the blessing to go ahead and do the
5 study.
6 Q. Is there a standard requirement that the experiment that
7 you're engaging in cause no harm to the participant?
8 A. Well, we certainly -- we certainly hope for -- yes, that
9 the -- when we're experimenting with human beings, that we are
10 not going to create any -- any harm in those participants.
11 Q. And does that requirement in and of itself limit the types
12 of experiments that you might otherwise choose to engage in?
13 A. Yes, it does. It does. So it might dictate what kind --
14 in the case of my work on false memories, what kind of false
15 memory I would propose to plant in the minds of a research
16 participant. So I might want to plant a false memory that
17 something horrible happened that would have been traumatic if
18 it actually had happened, like you were, you know, attacked by
19 a vicious animal. And the human subjects review committee,
20 well, has been known to approve that kind of proposal.
21 But other kinds of studies that might be a little bit
22 more sensitive, the human subjects committee might feel a
23 little uncomfortable about approving, like a deliberate attempt
24 to -- to plant a memory, for example, that your father, you
25 know, forced you to sacrifice animals or breed babies and kill
2 through a process of review on the campus. And sometimes they
3 ask you to make modifications in your procedure; other times
4 they just outright give you the blessing to go ahead and do the
5 study.
6 Q. Is there a standard requirement that the experiment that
7 you're engaging in cause no harm to the participant?
8 A. Well, we certainly -- we certainly hope for -- yes, that
9 the -- when we're experimenting with human beings, that we are
10 not going to create any -- any harm in those participants.
11 Q. And does that requirement in and of itself limit the types
12 of experiments that you might otherwise choose to engage in?
13 A. Yes, it does. It does. So it might dictate what kind --
14 in the case of my work on false memories, what kind of false
15 memory I would propose to plant in the minds of a research
16 participant. So I might want to plant a false memory that
17 something horrible happened that would have been traumatic if
18 it actually had happened, like you were, you know, attacked by
19 a vicious animal. And the human subjects review committee,
20 well, has been known to approve that kind of proposal.
21 But other kinds of studies that might be a little bit
22 more sensitive, the human subjects committee might feel a
23 little uncomfortable about approving, like a deliberate attempt
24 to -- to plant a memory, for example, that your father, you
25 know, forced you to sacrifice animals or breed babies and kill
SOUTHERN DISTRICT REPORTERS, P.C.
(212) 805-0300
(212) 805-0300
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