Can a Virtual Reality Training Scenario Elicit a Stress Response Similar to a Realistic ScenarioBased Training Scenario?

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Participants exhibited significant increases in stress levels following both virtual reality and in-person training scenarios, highlighting VR's effectiveness.
The study found that both training methods led to comparable acute stress responses, demonstrating VR's viability as a training tool for law enforcement.
Despite the positive stress induction results, limitations still exist for VR technology, especially in tasks requiring realistic physical interactions.
Critical tasks, such as providing aid or realistic marksmanship training, still necessitate traditional in-person methods due to VR's current constraints.

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Observational analysis shows similar acute stress increases in virtual reality and in-person training scenarios, indicating VR's potential utility.

Johncox et al. (2025) studied this question.

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Observational analysis shows similar acute stress increases in virtual reality and in-person training scenarios, indicating VR's potential utility.