Symptom Assessment-

This used virtual reality and was conducted by Freeman 2008. This presents a social event (being on the tube train) and it
measures paranoid thinking and emotional distress. The sample that was used was 200 non-clinical students

Strengths- This study used a large sample size, the VR setting allows for a very standardised setting which increases reliability, it also uses a self report which allows for the participants view on the situation swell.

Weaknesses- Not very ecologically valid as its in a virtual setting, this study uses a non-clinical population which isn't the target audience for this study, the sample is large but they are all students which reduces reliability and self reports are open to bias

	Created by Millie O over 2 years ago

Characteristics of Schizophrenia