Ethical Challenges in Digital Psychology and Cyberpsychology

Parsons, Thomas D.

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“…(subclinical) emotional trauma or any vulnerabilities and when feasible. Researchers should be aware that their participants could be confronted with injured persons and dead bodies, be screamed at by armed police officers pointing a gun at their head (for a comprehensive account on ethical considerations regarding VR, see Parsons (2019)).…”

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Library for universal virtual reality experiments (luVRe): A standardized immersive 3D/360° picture and video database for VR based research

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Virtual reality is a promising tool for experimental psychology, enhancing the ecological validity of psychological science. The advantage of VR is that it enables researchers to study emotional and cognitive processes under realistic conditions while maintaining strict experimental control. To make it easier for scientists to get into the world of VR research and to improve the comparability of scientific results, we have created and validated a standardized set of 3D/360° videos and photos. Study 1 investigated the electrophysiological differences between motivational and emotional reactions exhibited under immersive VR and conventional 2D conditions. The obtained frontal alpha asymmetries show diverge patterns between the two conditions giving rise to further speculations that associated psychological processes exhibit more natural functional properties under immersive conditions. The feeling of being at the center of a realistic VR environment creates a sense of self-relevance. In VR, motivational tendencies and emotional reactions are related to objects or persons within the vicinity of the participant and not to the stimuli presented on a screen. Study 2, investigating the memory performance for VR videos as opposed to a conventional 2D screen presentation, provides evidence that memory formed under immersive conditions created more profound memory traces. This so-called memory superiority effect for the VR conditions might again result from the feeling of being in a scene, thus facilitating the formation of autobiographical memory. The implementation of VR experiments using the database is straightforward as it does neither require much technical equipment nor a high level of VR expertise.

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Library for universal virtual reality experiments (luVRe): A standardized immersive 3D/360° picture and video database for VR based research

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“…The emergence of this "confluence paradigm" will lead to totally new forms of interaction between human and machine, characterized by an increasingly "symbiotic" relationship between people and digital technologies [171]. These developments will lead to XR tools that enable an even deeper alteration of human experience: a perspective that questions us with respect to the ethical implications of this technology [172]. Actually, the very same tools that are used to uncover the complex interplay among brain, mind, and bodily phenomena, assess morally relevant decision-making behaviors, or develop new treatments for mental and neurological conditions, could be easily applied to cause psychological or physical harm to others.…”

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Extended Reality for the Clinical, Affective, and Social Neurosciences

2020

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Brain science research often involves the use of low-dimensional tools and stimuli that lack several of the potentially valuable features of everyday activities and interactions. Although this research has provided important information about cognitive, affective, and social processes for both clinical and nonclinical populations, there is growing interest in high-dimensional simulations that extend reality. These high-dimensional simulations involve dynamic stimuli presented serially or concurrently to permit the assessment and training of perceivers’ integrative processes over time. Moreover, high-dimensional simulation platforms can contextually restrain interpretations of cues about a target’s internal states. Extended reality environments extend assessment and training platforms that balance experimental control with emotionally engaging background narratives aimed at extending the affective experience and social interactions. Herein, we highlight the promise of extended reality platforms for greater ecological validity in the clinical, affective, and social neurosciences.

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“…As expected, the ethical concerns related to the medical and nonmedical use of neurotechnologies by neuropsychologists are profound. Neuroethics for neurotechnologies include a combination of principlist, deontological, and consequential ethical approaches to answer ethical quandaries [ 115 , 116 ]. Training in neuroethics and the ethical use of high-dimensional technologies will allow neuropsychologists to provide enhanced care for their patients.…”

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Paradigm Shift Toward Digital Neuropsychology and High-Dimensional Neuropsychological Assessments: Review

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2020

J Med Internet Res

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Neuropsychologists in the digital age have increasing access to emerging technologies. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) initiatives for behavioral and social sciences have emphasized these developing scientific and technological potentials (eg, novel sensors) for augmented characterization of neurocognitive, behavioral, affective, and social processes. Perhaps these innovative technologies will lead to a paradigm shift from disintegrated and data-poor behavioral science to cohesive and data-rich science that permits improved translation from bench to bedside. The 4 main advances influencing the scientific priorities of a recent NIH Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research strategic plan include the following: integration of neuroscience into behavioral and social sciences, transformational advances in measurement science, digital intervention platforms, and large-scale population cohorts and data integration. This paper reviews these opportunities for novel brain-behavior characterizations. Emphasis is placed on the increasing concern of neuropsychology with these topics and the need for development in these areas to maintain relevance as a scientific discipline and advance scientific developments. Furthermore, the effects of such advancements necessitate discussion and modification of training as well as ethical and legal mandates for neuropsychological research and praxes.

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Ethical Challenges in Digital Psychology and Cyberpsychology

Cited by 20 publications

References 612 publications

Library for universal virtual reality experiments (luVRe): A standardized immersive 3D/360° picture and video database for VR based research

Library for universal virtual reality experiments (luVRe): A standardized immersive 3D/360° picture and video database for VR based research

Extended Reality for the Clinical, Affective, and Social Neurosciences

Paradigm Shift Toward Digital Neuropsychology and High-Dimensional Neuropsychological Assessments: Review

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