Event Details

August 10, 2022

Description

Direct examination of a witness named Loftus regarding the nature of memory, including autosuggestion and factors affecting memory acquisition.

Participants (2)

Name Type Mentions
Unnamed Questioner person 53 View Entity
Loftus person 198 View Entity

Source Documents (1)

DOJ-OGR-00016607.jpg

Legal document • 620 KB
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This document is a court transcript from August 10, 2022, detailing the direct examination of a witness named Loftus. Loftus explains concepts related to memory, distinguishing between externally-supplied misinformation and internal 'autosuggestion' where an individual's own inferences become false memories. Loftus also identifies several factors that can affect the initial 'acquisition stage' of memory, including environmental conditions like lighting, personal states like distraction, and the influence of drugs such as marijuana.

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Event Metadata

Type
Legal testimony
Location
Court in the Southern District
Significance Score
5/10
Participants
2
Source Documents
1
Extracted
2025-11-20 15:25

Additional Data

Source
DOJ-OGR-00016607.jpg
Date String
2022-08-10

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