Passage of Time Judgements and Psychophysiology during Virtual Threat

Fairclough, Stephen ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7850-5688, Ogden, Ruth ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0931-1986 and Baker, Christopher ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0231-5087 (2024) Passage of Time Judgements and Psychophysiology during Virtual Threat. [Data Collection]

Abstract

The current study was designed to explore distortions in the perception of passage of time when the presence of threat is simulated using virtual reality (VR). 44 participants negotiated a large (13.6 × 8.4 m) virtual environment that exposed them to virtual height of 200m and a high probability of experiencing a virtual fall. Dependent variables included monitoring the movement of participants, subjective perceptions of passage of time and ambulatory psychophysiology, e.g., electrodermal activity (EDA), heart rate. Our analyses revealed that passage of time was perceived to decrease (i.e., time slowed down) for those participants who exhibited the higher levels of skin conductance (SCL).

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Creators:	Fairclough, Stephen, Ogden, Ruth and Baker, Christopher
ORCID:	https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7850-5688https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0931-1986https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0231-5087
Uncontrolled Keywords:	time perception; threat; psychophysiology; virtual reality; 5202 Biological psychology
DOI:	https://doi.org/10.24377/LJMU.d.00000195
Division:	Psychology (new Sep 2019)
Field of Research:	Psychology > Biological psychology
Date Deposited:	14 Oct 2024 08:28
Last Modified:	14 Oct 2024 08:28
URI:	https://opendata.ljmu.ac.uk/id/eprint/195
Data collection method:	Experimental Psychophysiology using an opportunity sample
Resource language:	English
Metadata language:	English
Statement on legal, ethical and access issues:	Data is fully anonymised and contains no identifying information
Collection period:	From To 1 June 2022 1 March 2023