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The Litigation Psychology Podcast - Episode 225 - Talking About Memory with Dr. Elizabeth Loftus - Part 1
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Nationally recognized and renowned memory expert Dr. Elizabeth Loftus joins Steve Wood, Ph.D. for the first part of a two-part episode about memory. Dr. Loftus is a Distinguished Professor at University of California-Irvine and has consulted on the issue of memory for hundreds of civil and criminal cases throughout her career. Dr. Loftus shares her background on how she got into the study of memory and eyewitness memory, in particular. Dr. Loftus describes the three major stages of eyewitness memory, the malleable nature of memory, and gives examples of research studies that she has been involved with, including research on suggestions, leading questions, and semantics. Steve and Beth talk about the impact of stress on memory, the misconceptions about memory, and the types of cases that Dr. Loftus has been involved with where memory is one of the core issues, including the Martha Stewart insider trading case. Lastly, Steve and Elizabeth talk about misinformation, memory contamination, and the "I don't remember" and "I don't recall" responses of witnesses at deposition.
225 episodes
Manage episode 433799404 series 2850617
Nationally recognized and renowned memory expert Dr. Elizabeth Loftus joins Steve Wood, Ph.D. for the first part of a two-part episode about memory. Dr. Loftus is a Distinguished Professor at University of California-Irvine and has consulted on the issue of memory for hundreds of civil and criminal cases throughout her career. Dr. Loftus shares her background on how she got into the study of memory and eyewitness memory, in particular. Dr. Loftus describes the three major stages of eyewitness memory, the malleable nature of memory, and gives examples of research studies that she has been involved with, including research on suggestions, leading questions, and semantics. Steve and Beth talk about the impact of stress on memory, the misconceptions about memory, and the types of cases that Dr. Loftus has been involved with where memory is one of the core issues, including the Martha Stewart insider trading case. Lastly, Steve and Elizabeth talk about misinformation, memory contamination, and the "I don't remember" and "I don't recall" responses of witnesses at deposition.
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