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. 2013 Dec 23;8(12):e83840. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0083840

Table 3. Result of the principle components analysis of the responses to the 27 self-report statements on conscious full-body self-perception.

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Item Self-report statement C 1: Self-identification C 2: Spatial presence C 3: Agency Commu-nalities
9 It felt like the virtual body was my body. .850 .175 .261 .820
3 I felt somehow connected with the virtual body. .846 .241 .145 .796
12 Sometimes, I felt like I was inside the virtual body. .824 .147 .244 .760
27 It seemed like my body was in the location where the virtual body was. .821 .285 .115 .768
4 I experienced the virtual body as a part of myself. .807 .206 .275 .769
11 It felt like the virtual body belonged to me. .798 .156 .363 .793
8 Sometimes, it felt like I and the virtual body were one. .779 .175 .180 .669
6 Sometimes, I had the feeling of standing in the place of the virtual body. .752 .365 .259 .767
5 Sometimes, I had the feeling that I was looking at myself. .740 .055 .380 .696
25 It seemed like the touch I felt was caused by the stick touching the virtual body. .705 .345 .327 .723
14 I had the feeling that I was standing in front of myself. .689 .035 .424 .655
13 I seemed to feel when the virtual body was touched. .626 .290 .288 .559
1 It seemed as if I might have more than one body. .496 .267 .043 .320
19 I felt like the presented objects were surrounding me. .046 .911 .151 .856
21 It seemed as though I was present in the environment. .247 .911 .167 .919
18 I felt like I was actually there in the presented environment. .173 .877 .142 .819
17 I experienced myself as part of the presented environment. .167 .870 .089 .793
20 It was as though my true location had shifted into the presented environment. .282 .862 .134 .841
22 I felt as though I was physically located in the presented environment. .370 .774 .169 .764
16 I had the feeling that I was in the middle of the action rather than merely observing. .533 .646 .210 .746
23 It seemed as though I actually took part in the presented action. .577 .604 .229 .749
26 It felt like I could have moved the arms of the virtual body, if I had wanted. .215 .066 .935 .925
10 It felt like I could have moved the virtual body, if I had wanted. .314 .184 .902 .946
24 It felt like I could have moved the legs of the virtual body, if I had wanted. .289 .223 .874 .897
7 It felt like I was in control of the virtual body. .337 .194 .862 .895
2 It felt like I could have moved the head of the virtual body, if I had wanted. .295 .085 .857 .829
15 Sometimes, I had the impression that it was me touching myself with the stick. .124 .192 .357 .179