Parent Book: An Introduction to Cyberpsychology
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Useful Websites
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Further Reading
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Essay Questions
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Chapter 22 – Useful Websites
The Society for the Study of Artificial Intelligence and Simulation of Behaviour have a website which provides some excellent insights into the field, along with further links to conferences, journals and other publications about the topic. All are available at: Similar information can be found at the website of the Association for the Advancement of…
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Chapter 22 – Further Reading
John McCarthy provides an overview of artificial intelligence for the lay reader in the following document. Poole and Mackworth (2017) authored a book (now in its second edition) describing artificial intelligence and provide it freely online. While much of the book is very technical in nature, the introductory chapters are particularly interesting for psychologists with…
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Chapter 22 – Audio and Video links
Video links This video demonstrates the use of a social robot with a group of elderly people. The potential for AI and virtual humans in psychotherapy is explored in this video
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Chapter 21 – Useful Websites
Stanford University’s Virtual Human Interaction Lab’s website includes a list of their publications, projects, and staff: The Oxford Virtual Reality (VR) for Mental Health group website includes extensive information about their projects and publications. The University of California Santa Barbara (UCSB) Center for Virtual Environments and Behaviour also examines a vast array of applications for…
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Chapter 21 – Further Reading
While there has been extensive research on the use of virtual environments for the assessment and treatment of various psychological conditions, there has been considerably less discussion about the ethical challenges inherent in this approach. Thomas Parsons considers these in this open-access article. In this article, which appeared in the British Psychological Society’s Research Digest,…
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Chapter 21 – Audio and Video links
Video Links Matt Vogl presented a fascinating TEDx talk on the use of VR to improve mental health, including among prison inmates. A short news report from BBC News considers the work of Prof. Daniel Freeman.
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Chapter 20 – Useful Websites
Jamie Madigan runs a podcast and website about the Psychology of Video Games. Celia Hodent runs a website about cognitive neuroscience and user experience as applied to video games. Computers in Entertainment. BPS Research Digest (Video Games). Media Psychology Review.