Virtual Social Environments as a Tool for Psychological Assessment: Dynamics of Interaction With a Virtual Spouse

Psychological Assessment

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 7-17

  Schönbrodt, Felix D ^a   Asendorpf, Jens B ^a  

^a HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Intimacy motive; Motivational dynamics; Romantic relationships; Transference; Virtual environment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GAME; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HUMAN RELATION; INTIMACY; MALE; MOTIVATION; NORMAL HUMAN; ONLINE SYSTEM; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; SATISFACTION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SPOUSE; VIRTUAL REALITY; VIRTUAL SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SPOUSES; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79952583192     PISSN: 10403590     EISSN: 1939134X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0021049     Document Type: Article

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