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  • Essay / Eyewitness Case Study - 1036

    Four different types of scenarios were created using virtual reality. The scenarios took place in two locations. One scenario took place in a classroom, believed to be the location where the unexpected crime took place. The other scenario took place in a meat market, believed to be the location where the expected crime took place. In all cases, there is a woman who is the victim and the butcher who is the criminal. The first scenario featured the butcher and the woman in a classroom having a friendly conversation with the women. In the second scenario, the butcher in the classroom threatened the woman. In the third scenario, the butcher and the woman at the meat market were having a friendly conversation. In the fourth scenario, the butcher threatened the woman at the meat market. At the start of the study, participants were asked to sign a consent forum and then complete a STAI questionnaire, which was used to measure the level of anxiety the person felt. After the questionnaire, they were then given the virtual reality headset, which they used until they got used to it. Once they got used to it, they were then placed in one of four conditions, which lasted about 2 to 3 minutes. Once the simulation was completed, participants were asked to answer an awareness questionnaire, another STAI questionnaire and a memory test. The arousal questionnaire measured both perceived threat and arousal of the participant and the memory test was an open-ended test of environment, situation, characters and weapon. After they finished filling them, they gave thanks and let go. Results showed that participants in the expected threat and unexpected threat scenario experienced scenario threat, experienced excitement, and experienced high levels of anxiety. Participants in the no-expected-threat and no-unexpected-threat categories did not feel