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Closing your eyes when trying to recall events increases the chances of accuracy,
researchers at the University of Surrey suggest.
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Writing in the journal Legal and Criminological Psychology, scientists tested 178 participants
in two separate experiments.
In the first, they asked volunteers to watch a film showing an electrician entering a property,
carrying out work and then stealing a number of items.
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People who had some rapport with their interviewer and had their eyes shut throughout questioning
answered three-quarters of the 17 questions correctly.
But those who did not have a friendly introduction with the interviewer and had their eyes open
answered 41% correctly.