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Charman, S. D., & Wells, G. L. (2008). Can eyewitnesses correct for external influences on their lineup identifications? The actual/counterfactual assessment paradigm. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied, 14, No. 1, 5–20.

Wells, G. L. & Hasel, L. E. (2007). Facial composite production by eyewitnesses. Current Directions in Psychological Science, 16, 6-16.

Charman, S. D., & Wells, G. L. (2007 ). Eyewitness lineups: Is the appearance-change instruction a good idea? Law and Human Behavior, 31, 3-22.

Hasel, L. E., & Wells, G. L. (2007). Catching the bad guy: Morphing composite faces helps. Law and Human Behavior, 31, 193-208.

Wells, G. L., Memon, A, & Penrod, S. (2006). Eyewitness evidence: Improving its probative value. Psychological Science in the Public Interest, 7, 45-75.

Wells, G. L. (2006). Eyewitness identification: Systemic reforms. Wisconsin Law Review, 615-643.

Wells, G. L., Charman, S. D., & Olson, E. A. (2005). Building face composites can harm lineup identification performance. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied, 11, 147-157

Weber, N., Brewer, N., Wells, G. L., Semmler, C, & Keast, A. (2004). Eyewitness identification accuracy and response latency: The unruly 10-12 second rule. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied, 10, 139-147.

Olson, E. A., & Wells, G. L. (2004). What makes a good alibi? A proposed taxonomy. Law and Human Behavior, 28, 157-176.

Semmler, C., Brewer, N., & Wells, G. L. (2004). Effects of postidentification feedback on eyewitness identification and nonidentification. Journal of Applied Psychology, 89, 334-346.

Wells, G. L. & Olson, E. (2003). Eyewitness identification.  Annual Review of Psychology, 54, 277-295.

Wells, G. L., Olson, E., & Charman, S. (2003). Distorted retrospective eyewitness reports as functions of feedback and delay. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied, 9, 42-52.

Wells, G. L. & Loftus, E. F. (2003).  Eyewitness memory for people and events.  In A. Goldstein, Ed.  Comprehensive handbook of psychology, Volume 11, Forensic psychology.  New York: John Wiley and Sons.

Wells, G. L., Olson, E., & Charman, S. (2002).  Eyewitness identification confidence.  Current Directions in Psychological Science, 11, 151-154.

Wells, G. L. & Olson, E. (2002). Eyewitness identification: Information gain from incriminating and exonerating behaviors. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied, 8, 155-167.

Bradfield, A. L., Wells, G.L, & Olson, E.A. (2002). The damaging effect of confirming feedback on the relation between eyewitness certainty and identification accuracy. Journal of Applied Psychology, 87, 112-120.

Bushman, B. J., & Wells, G. L. (2001).  Narrative impressions of the literature:  The availability bias and the corrective properties of meta-analytic approaches.  Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 27, 1123-1130.

Wells, G. L., Malpass, R. S., Lindsay, R.C.L., Fisher, R.P., Turtle, J. W., & Fulero, S. (2000).  From the lab to the police station: A successful application of eyewitness research.  American Psychologist, 55, 581-598.

Wells, G. L. & Bradfield, A. L. (1999). Distortions in eyewitnesses' recollections: Can the postidentification feedback effect be moderated? Psychological Science, 10, 138-144.

Wells, G. L., & Bradfield, A. L. (1999). Measuring the goodness of lineups: Parameter estimation, question effects, and limits to the mock witness paradigm. Applied Cognitive Psychology, 13, 27-40.

Wells, G. L., & Windschitl, P. D. (1999).  Stimulus sampling in social psychological experimentation.  Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 25, 1115-1125.

Wells, G. L. & Bradfield, A. L. (1998). “Good, you identified the suspect:” Feedback to eyewitnesses distorts their reports of the witnessing experience. Journal of Applied Psychology, 83, 360-376.

Windschitl, P. D., & Wells, G. L. (1998).  The alternative outcomes effect.  Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 75, 1411-1423.

Wells, G. L., Small, M., Penrod, S. J., Malpass, R. S., Fulero, S. M., & Brimacombe, C. A. E. (1998). Eyewitness identification procedures: Recommendations for lineups and photospreads. Law and Human Behavior, 22, 603-647.
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Wells, G. L., Rydell, S. M., & Seelau, E. P.  (1993).  The selection of distractors for  eyewitness lineups.  Journal of Applied Psychology, 78, 835-844.

Luus, C. A. E., & Wells, G. L.  (1991).  Eyewitness identification and the selection of distracters for lineups.  Law and Human Behavior, 15, 43 57.

Wells, G. L.  (1978).  Applied eyewitness testimony research:  System variables and estimator variables.  Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 36, 1546 1557.

Wells, G. L.  (1984).  The psychology of lineup identifications.  Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 14, 89 103. [Note: this is the original relative judgments article]

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