Event Details
August 10, 2022
Description
Witness Loftus provides testimony during a direct examination regarding the malleability of memory and the impact of labeling on recollection.
Participants (2)
| Name | Type | Mentions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unidentified Questioner | person | 25 | View Entity |
| Loftus | person | 198 | View Entity |
Source Documents (1)
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This document is a page from a court transcript filed on August 10, 2022, detailing the direct examination of a witness named Loftus. Loftus, likely an expert on memory, explains how labeling ambiguous objects or events can significantly alter a person's subsequent recollection. The testimony uses examples such as remembering an object as either 'eyeglasses' or 'dumbbells' and an event as an 'incident' versus a 'fight' to illustrate how labels shape memory construction.
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