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This page contains a transcript from the trial of Ghislaine Maxwell (Case 1:20-cr-00330-PAE), filed on August 10, 2022. It features the direct examination of memory expert Dr. Loftus, who testifies about the reliability of memory in relation to trauma and post-event suggestion. Loftus explains that while core details of traumatic events may be remembered, they are still subject to distortion, and discusses the correlation between memory confidence and accuracy under pristine conditions.
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| Name | Role | Context |
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| Loftus | Witness / Expert |
Testifying on direct examination regarding memory science, trauma, and memory reliability.
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| Ms. Pomerantz | Attorney (Prosecution) |
Raises an objection during the examination.
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| The Court | Judge |
Sustains the objection made by Ms. Pomerantz.
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| Q | Attorney (Defense) |
Conducting the direct examination of Loftus.
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| Southern District Reporters, P.C. | ||
| DOJ |
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2022-08-10
Court testimony of Dr. Loftus in Case 1:20-cr-00330-PAE (United States v. Ghislaine Maxwell).
Southern District Court
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Loftus is answering questions posed by the defense attorney (Q).
Pomerantz objects to a question posed by Q.
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"Traumatic experiences compared to maybe more neutral ones might be associated with certainly remembering, you know, the core of what happened."Source
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"even traumatic experiences can be subjected to post-event suggestion that can exaggerate or distort or change the memory."Source
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"people are more accurate when they're confident than when they're not confident. But"Source
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Case 1:20-cr-00330-PAE Document 761 Filed 08/10/22 Page 134 of 246 2429
LCGCmax4 Loftus - direct
LCGCmax4 Loftus - direct
1 Q. Outside of the laboratory, is there any way of proving that
2 someone has an actual memory?
3 MS. POMERANTZ: Objection.
4 THE COURT: Sustained.
5 Q. Does an experience that may contain some trauma make a
6 memory more reliable than one that does not?
7 A. Traumatic experiences compared to maybe more neutral ones
8 might be associated with certainly remembering, you know, the
9 core of what happened. You know that what you saw was a plane
10 crash and not a warehouse fire and maybe some core details, but
11 even traumatic experiences can be subjected to post-event
12 suggestion that can exaggerate or distort or change the memory.
13 Q. In the course of your research and experience, have you
14 done any experiments that have studied the confidence of
15 memory?
16 A. Yes.
17 Q. Can you please explain that to the jury.
18 A. Oftentimes, at retrieval, when somebody is answering a
19 question or reporting on what they remember from an event, they
20 might be asked to express the level of confidence, you know,
21 I'm pretty sure it happened, I'm very sure or what have you.
22 And one of the things we know is if the conditions are very
23 pristine, not a lot of -- not a lot of suggestion, not a long
24 period of time, they're a fair test, people are more accurate
25 when they're confident than when they're not confident. But
2 someone has an actual memory?
3 MS. POMERANTZ: Objection.
4 THE COURT: Sustained.
5 Q. Does an experience that may contain some trauma make a
6 memory more reliable than one that does not?
7 A. Traumatic experiences compared to maybe more neutral ones
8 might be associated with certainly remembering, you know, the
9 core of what happened. You know that what you saw was a plane
10 crash and not a warehouse fire and maybe some core details, but
11 even traumatic experiences can be subjected to post-event
12 suggestion that can exaggerate or distort or change the memory.
13 Q. In the course of your research and experience, have you
14 done any experiments that have studied the confidence of
15 memory?
16 A. Yes.
17 Q. Can you please explain that to the jury.
18 A. Oftentimes, at retrieval, when somebody is answering a
19 question or reporting on what they remember from an event, they
20 might be asked to express the level of confidence, you know,
21 I'm pretty sure it happened, I'm very sure or what have you.
22 And one of the things we know is if the conditions are very
23 pristine, not a lot of -- not a lot of suggestion, not a long
24 period of time, they're a fair test, people are more accurate
25 when they're confident than when they're not confident. But
SOUTHERN DISTRICT REPORTERS, P.C.
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