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Empathy Video Game Survey

You're almost done! Thank you for playing my video game demo! Just a reminder that this survey is completely anonymous and this data is crucial to my psychological experiment so please try to answer as truthfully as you can. I hope you enjoyed the game and thank you again for your time.

-Vivian Phillips 
4. What was the gender of the Virtual Avatar you just played? *This question is required.
5. What was the race of the Virtual Avatar you just played? *This question is required.
6. How frequently do you play video games? *This question is required.
7. Have you bought a video game in the past year? *This question is required.
The next part of the survey is going to inquire about your thoughts and feelings in a variety of situations. For each question, indicate how well it describes you by choosing the appropriate letter on the scale: A, B, C, D, or E.

With "A" on the spectrum representing :"This doesn't describe me well at all" and "E" on the other side representing "This describes me very well"  and the rest of the letters representing something in-between.

When you have decided on your answer, fill in the letter next to the item number. READ EACH ITEM CAREFULLY BEFORE RESPONDING. Answer as honestly as you can. Thank you.
8.

I daydream and fantasize, with some regularity, about things that might happen to me. 
9. I often have tender, concerned feelings for people less fortunate than me.
10. I sometimes find it difficult to see things from the "other guy's" point of view.
11. Sometimes I don't feel very sorry for other people when they are having problems.
12.

I really get involved with the feelings of the characters in a video game.
13. In emergency situations, I feel apprehensive and ill-at-ease.
14.

I am usually objective when I play a video game, and I don't often get completely caught up in it.
15.

 I try to look at everybody's side of a disagreement before I make a decision. 
16. When I see someone being taken advantage of, I feel kind of protective towards them.
17. When the virtual avatar got injured I wasn’t very concerned.
18.

I sometimes feel helpless when I am in the middle of a very emotional situation. 
19.

I find it easier to empathize with a video game protagonist that looks like me.
20.

I sometimes try to understand my friends better by imagining how things look from their perspective. 
21.

Becoming extremely involved in a good book or video game is somewhat rare for me. 
22.

When I see someone get hurt, I tend to remain calm.
23.

Other people's misfortunes do not usually disturb me a great deal.
24.

If I'm sure I'm right about something, I don't waste much time listening to other people's arguments. 
25.

After finishing a video game, I have felt as though I were one of the characters. 
26. Being in a tense emotional situation scares me.
27. When I see someone being treated unfairly, I sometimes don't feel very much pity for them.
28. I felt concerned for the Virtual Avatar when they got hurt.
29. I am usually pretty effective in dealing with emergencies.
30. I don’t mind playing a video game protagonist that doesn’t look like me.
31. I believe that there are two sides to every situation and try to look at them both.
32. I would describe myself as a pretty soft-hearted person.
33. When I play a good video game, I can very easily put myself in the place of the protagonist.
34. I tend to lose control during emergencies.
35. When I'm upset at someone, I usually try to "put myself in his shoes" for a while.
36. When I am playing an interesting video game, I imagine how I would feel if the events in the story were happening to me.
37. When I see someone who badly needs help in an emergency, I go to pieces.
38. Before criticizing somebody, I try to imagine how I would feel if I were in their place.
39. When I finished the demo I felt happy for the Virtual Avatar
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