'better when eyes shut'

ketchim · 01-16-2015, 01:14 PM · 1 person reading this discussion

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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.

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The way that guy is squeezing his eyes shut, he couldn't possibly be able to come up with the details better because his concentration is on squeezing his eyes.  ::LOL::

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