ICPS

2023 International Convention of Psychological Science · 2023

Exposure to Anti-Tobacco Posters in VR: More Positive Attitudes Toward Tobacco but No Effect on Explicit Memorization

Brussels, Belgium · March 2023

poster · Social Psychology

  • Solenne Bonneterre
    Paris Nanterre University
  • Oulmann Zerhouni
  • Marilisa Boffo
    Erasmus School of Social and Behavioral Sciences

Abstract

Incidentally exposing individuals to anti-tobacco posters in an ecological setting (i.e., using immersive virtual reality, iVR) indicates that individuals get more favorable attitudes toward tobacco and do not particularly retain its message. iVR is a promising tool to evaluate preventive campaign efficacy.

Public Health