Virtual Reality Can Be Used to Create an Artificial Environment

question 48

True/False

Virtual reality can be used to create an artificial environment for police officers, training them when to use weapons while chasing suspects in darkened and crowded areas.

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Definitions:

Public Health Approach

An approach to community psychology characterized by the following steps: (1) identifying a disease and developing a reliable diagnostic method (descriptive epidemiology); (2) developing a theory of the disease’s course of development on the basis of laboratory and epidemiological research (analytic epidemiology); and (3) developing and evaluating a disease prevention program (experimental epidemiology). The thrust of the approach is to reduce environmental stressors while enhancing people’s capacities to withstand those stressors.

Diagnosis

In the realm of medicine and abnormal psychology, a determination or identification of the nature of a person’s disease or condition, or a statement of that finding. A diagnosis is made on the basis of a diagnostic system.

Development Taken

Refers to the process and progress made in a particular area, project, or aspect.

Aerobic Exercise

Physical activity that improves cardiovascular health by increasing the heart rate and maximizing the amount of oxygen in the blood.