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Eyewitness Misidentification

Eyewitness Misidentification is a cognitive error in forensic testimony wherein an observer incorrectly identifies a person as the perpetrator of a crime, distinguishing it from other forms of evidence in criminal justice by its reliance on human memory and perception under stressful conditions.

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542

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232

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2017–2026

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401

Eyewitness identification procedures: Recommendations for lineups and photospreads.

Gary L. Wells, Mark Small, Steven Penrod et al. · Law and Human Behavior · 1998 · 823 citations · Full text

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Improving eyewitness identifications from lineups: Simultaneous versus sequential lineup presentation.

R. C. Lindsay, Gary L. Wells · Journal of Applied Psychology · 1985 · 594 citations

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Choosing, confidence, and accuracy: A meta-analysis of the confidence-accuracy relation in eyewitness identification studies.

Siegfried L. Sporer, Steven Penrod, Don Read et al. · Psychological Bulletin · 1995 · 572 citations

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What do we know about eyewitness identification?

Gary L. Wells · American Psychologist · 1993 · 454 citations

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"Good, you identified the suspect": Feedback to eyewitnesses distorts their reports of the witnessing experience.

Gary L. Wells, Amy L. Bradfield · Journal of Applied Psychology · 1998 · 432 citations

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Authors

542

  1. GL
    Gary L. Wells

    Iowa State University, United States

    58 publications · 7.1K citations

    36

    h-index

  2. NB
    Neil Brewer

    Flinders University, Australia

    22 publications · 1.4K citations

    18

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  3. JT
    John T. Wixted

    University of California San Diego, United States

    16 publications · 1.3K citations

    15

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  4. RC
    R. C. L. Lindsay

    Queen's University, Canada

    17 publications · 1.7K citations

    15

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  5. SE
    Steven E. Clark

    University of California, Riverside, United States

    15 publications · 1K citations

    14

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Institutions

232

  1. Iowa State University

    Ames, United States

    25 h-index

    48 publications

    5.4K citations

  2. University of California San Diego

    San Diego, United States

    18 h-index

    27 publications

    1.7K citations

  3. Flinders University

    Adelaide, Australia

    18 h-index

    51 publications

    2.9K citations

  4. University of California, Riverside

    Riverside, United States

    14 h-index

    32 publications

    1.7K citations

  5. John Jay College of Criminal Justice

    New York, United States

    14 h-index

    25 publications

    1.5K citations

  6. Queen's University

    Kingston, Canada

    14 h-index

    21 publications

    1.7K citations

  7. Florida International University

    Miami, United States

    12 h-index

    16 publications

    1.1K citations

  8. Royal Holloway University of London

    Egham, United Kingdom

    11 h-index

    13 publications

    863 citations

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  1. Law and Human Behavior

    58 publications · 4.3K citations

    36

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  2. Journal of Applied Psychology

    47 publications · 5.2K citations

    32

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  3. Applied Cognitive Psychology

    ACP · 28 publications · 1.3K citations

    21

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  4. Journal of Experimental Psychology Applied

    20 publications · 1.2K citations

    18

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  5. Psychology Public Policy and Law

    18 publications · 906 citations

    14

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