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Direct examination of witness Loftus regarding false memory studies.
Participants (2)
| Name | Type | Mentions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| defense attorney | person | 14 | View Entity |
| Loftus | person | 198 | View Entity |
Source Documents (1)
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This document is page 116 of a court transcript from Case 1:20-cr-00330-PAE (United States v. Ghislaine Maxwell). The witness, identified as Loftus (likely Elizabeth Loftus), is testifying during direct examination about the ethical limitations of human experimentation and the role of human subjects review committees. She discusses her work on 'false memories,' describing how she obtains approval to plant false traumatic memories in research participants, such as being attacked by an animal, while noting that more disturbing scenarios (e.g., forced animal sacrifice by a parent) might be rejected by ethics committees.
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