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This study will characterize the subjective and physiological changes associated with empathy following a fear-inducing virtual reality (VR) experience.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| Fear-inducing Virtual Reality (VR) experience | Experimental | Participants will complete a single virtual reality (VR) exposure lasting approximately 1-2 minutes, involving a fear-inducing scenario (e.g., walking a plank above a high-rise building or canyon). |
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| Neutral Virtual Reality (VR) experience | Active Comparator | Participants will complete a single virtual reality (VR) exposure lasting approximately 1-2 minutes, involving a neutral scenario (e.g., walking to the edge of a curb at street level). |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| Fear-inducing Virtual Reality (VR) experience | Behavioral | Participants will complete a single virtual reality (VR) exposure involving a fear-inducing scenario (e.g., walking a plank above a high-rise building or canyon). |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Change in self-reported empathy scores | Participant will view videos of other individuals undergoing a fear-inducing virtual reality (VR) experience and will self-report level of empathy on a scale 0=not at all to 10=extremely. Average empathy ratings will be compared pre-VR and post-VR. | Baseline (prior to VR experience) and approximately 5 minutes post-VR experience. |
| Change in heart rate | Average heart rate (beats/minute) will be collected while watching videos of other individuals undergoing a fear-inducing virtual reality (VR) experience and will be compared pre-VR and post-VR. | Baseline (prior to VR experience) and approximately 5 minutes post-VR experience. |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Change in the correlation between self-reported anxiety scores of self and another | Participant will view videos of other individuals undergoing a fear-inducing virtual reality (VR) experience and will self-report level of anxiety on self and other on a scale 0=not at all, 10=extremely. Anxiety ratings of self and another will be correlated and compared pre-VR and post-VR. Greater correlation will reflect greater alignment of anxiety. |
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Inclusion Criteria:
Exclusion Criteria:
• Presence of a significant and/or unstable medical illness (e.g., cardiovascular disease, cancer, neurological disorder) or head trauma (e.g., concussion).
Additional exclusion criteria apply to virtual reality (VR):
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Jennifer Britton, Ph.D. | University of Miami | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| University of Miami | Coral Gables | Florida | 33146 | United States |
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| Neutral Virtual Reality (VR) experience | Behavioral | Participants will complete a single virtual reality (VR) exposure involving a fear-inducing scenario (e.g., walking to the edge of a curb at street level). |
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| Baseline (prior to VR experience) and approximately 5 minutes post-VR experience. |