FREEMAN ET AL- THE 5 SELF-REPORT MEASURES

Question 1

Stage 5: The other half of the ppts were asked to complete the 5 questionaires. What were they called and in what order were they taken?

Answer 1

1. Brief Symptom Inventory (BSI)
2. Paranoia Scale (PS)
3. (Spielberger) State Anxiety Questionnaire. (SSAQ)
4. VR-Paranoia Questionnaire (VPQ)
5. State Of Presence Questionnaire (SOPQ)

Question 2

What is the Brief Symptom Invetory?

Answer 2

• A 53-item self-report measure.
• Measures 9 symptom dimensioms (HAD).
• Which are rated on a 5-point scale.

Question 3

What is the Paranoia Scale?

Answer 3

• A 20-item self-report measure.
• Measures paranoia + persecutory thoughts.
• Rated on a 5-point scale.
• Scores can range from 20-100 (higher scores indicating greater paranoia)

Question 4

What is the Spielberger State Anxiety Questionnaire?

Answer 4

• 20-item self-report measure.
• Measures state anxiety
• On a scale of 1-4 scale.
• Score ranges from 20 to 80 (higher scores indicating high anxiety levels)

Question 5

What is the VR-Paranoia Questionnaire?

Answer 5

• 15-item-self report measure.
• Measures…

1. Persecutory thoughts
2. Ideas of reference
3. Positive beliefs about the avatars.

• Each item rated on a 4 point scale. (e.g ‘They were watching me’)
• The scores could range from 0-15. (higher scores indicated greater paranoia)

Designed specifically for the study.

4 point scale= (do not agree, agree a little, agree moderately, totally agree)

Question 6

Can you give 4 examples of items in the VR- Paranoia Questionnaire?

Answer 6

• ‘They were watching me’
• ‘They were laughing at me’
• ‘They were trustworthy’
• ‘They were pleasant people’

Question 7

What is the sense of presence questionnaire?

Answer 7

• 6 item self-report measure.
• Measures- ppts immersion in the virtual world.
• Each item was rated on a 1-7 scale (higher scores indicating greater presence)