Table 3.

Questions relating to plausibility, that the events observed in VR were really happening. All scores are on a -3 (Not at all) to + 3 (Totally) scale.

Variable name	Question
real	To what extent did you behave, and respond as if the situation were real?
emotion	To what extent was your emotional response the same as if the situation had been real?
thoughts	To what extent were the thoughts you had the same as if the situation had been real?
auto real	To what extent did you find yourself surprisingly behaving as if the situation were real even though you knew it was not real?
actor real	To what extent did you behave, and respond as if the main actor were a real person/robot?
emotion to actor	To what extent were your emotional responses to the main actor the same as if he/it were real?
thoughts to actor	To what extent were your thoughts in relation to the main actor the same as if he/it were real?