Faculty Advisor/Mentor
Mark W. Scerbo
Location
Virginia Modeling, Analysis and Simulation Center, Room 2100
Conference Title
Modeling, Simulation and Visualization Student Capstone Conference 2023
Conference Track
Medical Simulation
Document Type
Paper
Abstract
The present study assessed whether trainees display similar nonverbal and paraverbal behaviors when interacting with a simulated (SP) and virtual patient (VP). Sixty second slices of time following four interactions were rated for the presence and frequency of three nonverbal and paraverbal behaviors. Results revealed that students exhibited fewer behaviors in the VP interaction, possibly due to differences social inhibition or fidelity between the two formats.
Keywords:
Nonverbal, Paraverbal, Simulated patient (SP), Virtual patient (VP), Thin slice
Start Date
4-20-2023
End Date
4-20-2023
Recommended Citation
Powers, Sarah; Scerbo, Mark W.; Pacailler, Matthew; Kisiel, Macy; Hirst, Baillie; Watson, Ginger S.; Hamel, Lauren; and Kron, Fred, "A Comparison of Nonverbal and Paraverbal Behaviors in Simulated and Virtual Patient Encounters" (2023). Modeling, Simulation and Visualization Student Capstone Conference. 1.
https://digitalcommons.odu.edu/msvcapstone/2023/medicalsimulation/1
DOI
10.25776/gm9p-k364
Included in
Computational Engineering Commons, Human Factors Psychology Commons, Medicine and Health Sciences Commons, Operational Research Commons
A Comparison of Nonverbal and Paraverbal Behaviors in Simulated and Virtual Patient Encounters
Virginia Modeling, Analysis and Simulation Center, Room 2100
The present study assessed whether trainees display similar nonverbal and paraverbal behaviors when interacting with a simulated (SP) and virtual patient (VP). Sixty second slices of time following four interactions were rated for the presence and frequency of three nonverbal and paraverbal behaviors. Results revealed that students exhibited fewer behaviors in the VP interaction, possibly due to differences social inhibition or fidelity between the two formats.