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This document is a page from a court transcript (Case 1:20-cr-00330-PAE, United States v. Ghislaine Maxwell) featuring the direct examination of a witness named Loftus (likely memory expert Dr. Elizabeth Loftus). The testimony focuses on the science of memory, specifically the 'retention stage,' and argues that as time passes, witnesses become more susceptible to 'post-event suggestion' which can contaminate, alter, or distort their memories.
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| Loftus | Witness / Expert |
Testifying on direct examination regarding memory science and retention.
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| Unidentified Attorney (Q) | Interviewer |
Conducting direct examination of Loftus.
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| Southern District Reporters, P.C. |
Court reporting agency listed in footer.
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| DOJ |
Department of Justice (indicated by Bates stamp DOJ-OGR-00013984).
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Implied jurisdiction based on case number and court reporters.
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"If there is post-event suggestion, maybe a little misinformation, it can enter a witness's memory and cause a contamination, an alteration, a distortion, or even a supplementation of memory"Source
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"the longer that retention interval, the older -- the older the event is, the more susceptible people are to having post-event suggestion potentially contaminate their memory."Source
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Case 1:20-cr-00330-PAE Document 761 Filed 08/10/22 Page 125 of 246 2420
LCGCmax4 Loftus - direct
LCGCmax4 Loftus - direct
1 Q. So in connection with the acquisition stage, there could be
2 external factors that can affect acquisition?
3 A. Yes.
4 Q. And there could also be personal or internal factors that
5 could affect one's acquisition of information?
6 A. Yes.
7 Q. Now, going to the retrieval stage --
8 A. Retention.
9 Q. Well, retention would be --
10 A. What would be next.
11 Q. What you hold from the experience; correct?
12 A. Well -- so, time is passing. I mean, the event is getting
13 older and older, and some other things are important in this
14 retention stage, and one of those things is whether or not a
15 person is exposed to post-event suggestion. If there is
16 post-event suggestion, maybe a little misinformation, it can
17 enter a witness's memory and cause a contamination, an
18 alteration, a distortion, or even a supplementation of memory,
19 and the longer that retention interval, the older -- the older
20 the event is, the more susceptible people are to having
21 post-event suggestion potentially contaminate their memory.
22 Q. It's fair to say that one does not need any degree
23 whatsoever to know that memory can fade over time; correct?
24 A. Correct -- I think, yeah, that's kind of a matter of common
25 sense. But what's less a matter of common sense is that, as
2 external factors that can affect acquisition?
3 A. Yes.
4 Q. And there could also be personal or internal factors that
5 could affect one's acquisition of information?
6 A. Yes.
7 Q. Now, going to the retrieval stage --
8 A. Retention.
9 Q. Well, retention would be --
10 A. What would be next.
11 Q. What you hold from the experience; correct?
12 A. Well -- so, time is passing. I mean, the event is getting
13 older and older, and some other things are important in this
14 retention stage, and one of those things is whether or not a
15 person is exposed to post-event suggestion. If there is
16 post-event suggestion, maybe a little misinformation, it can
17 enter a witness's memory and cause a contamination, an
18 alteration, a distortion, or even a supplementation of memory,
19 and the longer that retention interval, the older -- the older
20 the event is, the more susceptible people are to having
21 post-event suggestion potentially contaminate their memory.
22 Q. It's fair to say that one does not need any degree
23 whatsoever to know that memory can fade over time; correct?
24 A. Correct -- I think, yeah, that's kind of a matter of common
25 sense. But what's less a matter of common sense is that, as
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