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Transforming language research from classic desktops to virtual environments.

Francisco Rocabado¹, Laís Muntini^2,3, Omar Fahmi Jubran³

¹Centro de Investigación Nebrija en Cognición, Universidad Nebrija, Madrid, 28043, Spain. jrocabado@nebrija.es.

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Virtual Reality (VR) provides reliable behavioral data for language studies. VR and personal computer (PC) setups yielded comparable results in a lexical decision task, validating VR for cognitive research.

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Area of Science:

Cognitive Science
Human-Computer Interaction
Psychology

Background:

Virtual Reality (VR) presents opportunities for naturalistic behavioral studies.
Establishing the validity and reliability of VR for cognitive research is crucial.
Comparison with traditional personal computer (PC) setups is necessary.

Purpose of the Study:

To compare the validity and reliability of stimuli presentation and response collection in VR versus PC setups.
To establish VR as a viable tool for cognitive and language research.

Main Methods:

A single-word recognition (lexical decision) task was administered.
The task was conducted in both VR and PC monitor environments.
Stimulus presentation, visual angles, and response collection methods were standardized across setups.

Main Results:

The lexicality effect (faster word than pseudoword recognition) was replicated in both VR and PC conditions.
No significant differences in reaction times or error rates were observed between the two setups.
VR is confirmed as a reliable method for collecting behavioral data in language studies.

Conclusions:

Virtual Reality offers a reliable alternative to traditional PC setups for cognitive research.
VR-derived mental chronometry measures are comparable to conventional methods.
This study establishes a benchmark for future immersive research in cognitive and language sciences.