The Potential of Virtual Reality for the Investigation of Awe

The emotion of awe is characterized by the perception of vastness and a need for accommodation, which can include a positive and/or negative valence. While a number of studies have successfully manipulated this emotion, the issue of how to elicit particularly intense awe experiences in laboratory se...

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Main Authors: Alice Chirico, David Bryce Yaden, Giuseppe Riva, Andrea Gaggioli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
Subjects:
awe
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpsyg.2016.01766/full