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  • Human-Computer Interaction
  • Educational Technology

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  • Interpersonal skills are crucial and often trained using behavioral mimicry of role models.
  • Virtual reality (VR) offers innovative training environments, moving beyond traditional video-based methods.
  • The effectiveness of personalized role models in VR training is an area for exploration.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To compare the impact of doppelganger role models versus same-gender avatars in VR on interpersonal skill development.
  • To investigate self-efficacy and gender as moderators of training effectiveness.
  • To assess the efficacy of VR-based behavioral mimicry training.

Main Methods:

  • Participants underwent VR training, delivering a speech twice.
  • Before the second speech, they observed a role model (doppelganger or same-gender avatar) delivering a speech.
  • Trainee self-efficacy and gender were recorded, and skill improvement was measured.

Main Results:

  • Doppelganger-based VR training significantly benefited male trainees with low self-efficacy.
  • No significant benefits were observed for other demographic groups or those with high self-efficacy.
  • The study highlights a nuanced effect of personalized role models in VR.

Conclusions:

  • Doppelganger-based training in VR can enhance interpersonal skills, but its effectiveness is moderated by trainee characteristics like gender and self-efficacy.
  • This suggests a need for tailored VR training designs to maximize benefits for specific user groups.
  • Future research should explore the mechanisms behind these differential effects.