Reality check: The role of realism in stress reduction using media technology

Cyberpsychology and Behavior

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 230-233

  De Kort, Y A W ^a   Ijsselsteijn, W A ^a  

^a EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; AUDIO RECORDING; COGNITION; COMPUTER GRAPHICS; COMPUTER INTERFACE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COMPUTER SYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ESTHETICS; EXPERIENCE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PHOTOGRAPHY; PSYCHOTHERAPY; SIMULATION; SKIN CONDUCTANCE; STRESS; STRESS REDUCTION; VIDEORECORDING; VIRTUAL REALITY;

COMMUNICATIONS MEDIA; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENVIRONMENT; HUMANS; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PHOTOGRAPHY; REALITY TESTING; RELAXATION TECHNIQUES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TECHNOLOGY; THERAPY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 33646754783     PISSN: 10949313     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/cpb.2006.9.230     Document Type: Article

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