CCT395H5 Lecture Notes - Human Body, Kurt Koffka
12 May 2013
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Previous experiences in extended reality environments colors new experiences (naming) Limitations of the application structural constraints. Self-enhancement is a fundamental human tendency to propel the go upward" (koffka) Self-verification theory contends that people are motivated to maintain a consistent self-concept, preserve the truth about themselves, preserve the truth about themselves, and seek objective feedback from others (swann, 1987) People are motivated to self-verify because portraying one"s self-concept in a stable, self-congruent manner helps avoid psychological and interpersonal anarchy, bolsters a person"s confidence predicting and controlling the world, and facilitates social interactions. People report their behaviour is significantly more outgoing" in sl than in the real world. Subjects also report being more risk taking," more superficial," and more loud". Users adopt human (or humanoid) avatars in virtual worlds. Avatars move about and do things the way that people do things in the physical world. Users (via their avatar) have different perspectives of the virtual world, but these perspectives are perfectly congruent.
