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This document is page 125 of a court transcript from Case 1:20-cr-00330-PAE (United States v. Ghislaine Maxwell). It features the direct examination of a witness named Loftus (likely memory expert Elizabeth Loftus). The testimony focuses on the psychology of memory, specifically the 'retention stage,' and how 'post-event suggestion' and misinformation can contaminate, alter, or distort a witness's memory over time.
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| Loftus | Witness/Expert |
Testifying on direct examination regarding memory retention and contamination. (Likely Elizabeth Loftus, memory exper...
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| Unidentified Attorney (Q) | Interviewer |
Conducting the direct examination of the witness.
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| Southern District Reporters, P.C. |
Court reporting agency listed in the footer.
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| Department of Justice (DOJ) |
Implied by Bates stamp prefix 'DOJ-OGR'.
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Implied by case number 1:20-cr-00330-PAE (Maxwell case) and Loftus appearing on 'direct' examination (usually meaning called by the defense in this context).
Key Quotes (3)
"If there is post-event suggestion, maybe a little misinformation, it can enter a witness's memory and cause a contamination, an alteration, a distortion, or even a supplementation of memory"Source
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"the longer that retention interval, the older -- the older the event is, the more susceptible people are to having post-event suggestion potentially contaminate their memory."Source
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"what's less a matter of common sense is that, as"Source
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Case 1:20-cr-00330-PAE Document 761 Filed 08/10/22 Page 125 of 246 2420
LCGCmax4 Loftus - direct
LCGCmax4 Loftus - direct
1 Q. So in connection with the acquisition stage, there could be
2 external factors that can affect acquisition?
3 A. Yes.
4 Q. And there could also be personal or internal factors that
5 could affect one's acquisition of information?
6 A. Yes.
7 Q. Now, going to the retrieval stage --
8 A. Retention.
9 Q. Well, retention would be --
10 A. What would be next.
11 Q. What you hold from the experience; correct?
12 A. Well -- so, time is passing. I mean, the event is getting
13 older and older, and some other things are important in this
14 retention stage, and one of those things is whether or not a
15 person is exposed to post-event suggestion. If there is
16 post-event suggestion, maybe a little misinformation, it can
17 enter a witness's memory and cause a contamination, an
18 alteration, a distortion, or even a supplementation of memory,
19 and the longer that retention interval, the older -- the older
20 the event is, the more susceptible people are to having
21 post-event suggestion potentially contaminate their memory.
22 Q. It's fair to say that one does not need any degree
23 whatsoever to know that memory can fade over time; correct?
24 A. Correct -- I think, yeah, that's kind of a matter of common
25 sense. But what's less a matter of common sense is that, as
2 external factors that can affect acquisition?
3 A. Yes.
4 Q. And there could also be personal or internal factors that
5 could affect one's acquisition of information?
6 A. Yes.
7 Q. Now, going to the retrieval stage --
8 A. Retention.
9 Q. Well, retention would be --
10 A. What would be next.
11 Q. What you hold from the experience; correct?
12 A. Well -- so, time is passing. I mean, the event is getting
13 older and older, and some other things are important in this
14 retention stage, and one of those things is whether or not a
15 person is exposed to post-event suggestion. If there is
16 post-event suggestion, maybe a little misinformation, it can
17 enter a witness's memory and cause a contamination, an
18 alteration, a distortion, or even a supplementation of memory,
19 and the longer that retention interval, the older -- the older
20 the event is, the more susceptible people are to having
21 post-event suggestion potentially contaminate their memory.
22 Q. It's fair to say that one does not need any degree
23 whatsoever to know that memory can fade over time; correct?
24 A. Correct -- I think, yeah, that's kind of a matter of common
25 sense. But what's less a matter of common sense is that, as
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