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This document is page 153 of a court transcript from Case 1:20-cr-00330-PAE (United States v. Ghislaine Maxwell), filed on August 10, 2022. It details the direct examination of Professor Loftus by Ms. Sternheim following a lunch break. The testimony focuses on the psychological concept that memory confidence is malleable and can be artificially inflated by confirming information, referencing research by Professor Wells from Iowa State.
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| Name | Role | Context |
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| Professor Loftus | Witness / Expert |
Under direct examination regarding memory and confidence.
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| Ms. Sternheim | Attorney |
Conducting the direct examination of Professor Loftus.
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| The Court | Judge |
Presiding over the session and reminding the witness they are under oath.
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| Professor Wells | Researcher |
Cited by Professor Loftus as a prominent researcher in the field from Iowa State.
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| Southern District Reporters, P.C. | ||
| Iowa State |
Affiliation of Professor Wells.
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| DOJ |
Indicated by Bates stamp prefix DOJ-OGR.
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2022-08-10
Direct examination of Professor Loftus regarding memory malleability.
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Jurisdiction of the court (implied SDNY).
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Location associated with Professor Wells.
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Loftus cites Wells' research.
Sternheim is conducting the direct examination of Loftus.
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Case 1:20-cr-00330-PAE Document 761 Filed 08/10/22 Page 153 of 246 2448
LCGCmax4 Loftus - direct
LCGCmax4 Loftus - direct
1 THE COURT: Thank you, everyone. I hope you had a
2 pleasant lunch. We're going to continue with the direct
3 examination of professor Loftus.
4 Professor Loftus, I remind you, you are under oath.
5 Ms. Sternheim you may inquire.
6 MS. STERNHEIM: Thank you.
7 BY MS. STERNHEIM:
8 Q. Professor Loftus, before we broke for lunch, I was asking
9 you, had you been involved in any research that dealt with the
10 correlation between the certainty of confidence that one has
11 and whether the memory itself is accurate. Do you recall that?
12 A. Yes, I believe I answered the question. Yes.
13 Q. And are you familiar with the concept that confidence is
14 malleable?
15 A. Yes.
16 Q. Can you please explain what that means to the jury.
17 A. People can express a level of confidence and if they then
18 get some new information, for example, confirming information,
19 something that confirms their recollection, it can increase --
20 sort of artificially increase their confidence in what they're
21 saying.
22 So, for example, in some research, primarily research
23 done by one of the most prominent people in this field,
24 Professor Wells from Iowa State, individuals would make an
25 identification at a lineup and then be told -- and express some
2 pleasant lunch. We're going to continue with the direct
3 examination of professor Loftus.
4 Professor Loftus, I remind you, you are under oath.
5 Ms. Sternheim you may inquire.
6 MS. STERNHEIM: Thank you.
7 BY MS. STERNHEIM:
8 Q. Professor Loftus, before we broke for lunch, I was asking
9 you, had you been involved in any research that dealt with the
10 correlation between the certainty of confidence that one has
11 and whether the memory itself is accurate. Do you recall that?
12 A. Yes, I believe I answered the question. Yes.
13 Q. And are you familiar with the concept that confidence is
14 malleable?
15 A. Yes.
16 Q. Can you please explain what that means to the jury.
17 A. People can express a level of confidence and if they then
18 get some new information, for example, confirming information,
19 something that confirms their recollection, it can increase --
20 sort of artificially increase their confidence in what they're
21 saying.
22 So, for example, in some research, primarily research
23 done by one of the most prominent people in this field,
24 Professor Wells from Iowa State, individuals would make an
25 identification at a lineup and then be told -- and express some
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