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SUBMITTER: Francis KB
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5654774 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Francis K B KB Terbeck S S Briazu R A RA Haines A A Gummerum M M Ganis G G Howard I S IS
Scientific reports 20171024 1
Advances in Virtual Reality (VR) technologies allow the investigation of simulated moral actions in visually immersive environments. Using a robotic manipulandum and an interactive sculpture, we now also incorporate realistic haptic feedback into virtual moral simulations. In two experiments, we found that participants responded with greater utilitarian actions in virtual and haptic environments when compared to traditional questionnaire assessments of moral judgments. In experiment one, when in ...[more]