Title :
A Training Program of Differential Diagnosis Skills Based on Virtual Reality and Artificial Intelligence
Author :
Gutierrez-Maldonado, Jose ; Peñaloza, Claudia ; Jarne, Adolfo ; Talarn, Antoni ; Andres, Antonio ; Aguilar, Angel ; Ferrer, Marta
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Personality, Univ. of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
Abstract :
A training program of differential diagnosis skills, based on Virtual Reality and Artificial Intelligence, was developed to enhance the learning of psychopathological exploration. The sample of the study consisted of 39 psychology students. Comparisons between the experimental and the control group showed that students trained with the simulated interviews program obtained better scores than students trained with a traditional method. These findings suggest that the acquisition of skills can be improved by utilizing alternative learning methods that consider interactive and meaningful experiences that allow for recreation of real situations.
Keywords :
artificial intelligence; patient diagnosis; psychology; virtual reality; artificial intelligence; differential diagnosis skills; psychology students; psychopathological exploration; training program; virtual reality; Artificial intelligence; Displays; Electronic mail; Information technology; Learning systems; Lighting; Mood; Psychology; Virtual environment; Virtual reality; artificial intelligence; diagnostic interview; learning; psychology; psychopathology; virtual reality;
Conference_Titel :
Information Technology: New Generations (ITNG), 2010 Seventh International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Las Vegas, NV
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-6270-4
DOI :
10.1109/ITNG.2010.107