Researches may combine a virtual stimulus (virtual patient) with measurement techniques (questionnaires / in-person observation) 

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VR may be used to test research questions unrelated to the technology itself, but rather with the research questions related to human behavior and responses through use of VR. 

VR as a research tool

Martingano, A. J., & Persky, S. (2021). Virtual reality expands the toolkit for conducting health psychology research. Social and Personality Psychology Compass, 15(7). https://doi-org.libezproxy2.syr.edu/10.1111/spc3.12606

Virtual reality expands the toolkit for conducting health psychology research

VR as a stimulus delivery platform

Researches can use VR to measure the behavioral consequences of real-world interventions (clinical training). Virtual clinical training would test how participants act with a virtual patient.

VR as a measurement tool

-	Antecedent of health behaviors
-	Impact of psychological processes in health
-	Broader social processes in health



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