Personality variables in risk perception, learning and risky choice after safety training: Data of two empirical intervention studies contrasting immersive VR and PowerPoint

Johannes Leder; Tina Horlitz; Patrick Puschmann; Volker Wittstock; Astrid Schütz

doi:10.1016/j.dib.2018.08.153

Personality variables in risk perception, learning and risky choice after safety training: Data of two empirical intervention studies contrasting immersive VR and PowerPoint

Data Brief. 2018 Aug 30:20:2017-2019. doi: 10.1016/j.dib.2018.08.153. eCollection 2018 Oct.

Authors

Johannes Leder¹, Tina Horlitz¹, Patrick Puschmann², Volker Wittstock², Astrid Schütz¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Psychology, University of Bamberg, 96047 Bamberg, Germany.
² Institute for Machine Tools and Production Processes, Technische Universität Chemnitz, Reichenhainer Str. 70, 09126 Chemnitz, Germany.

Abstract

The data provided contains personality variables as well as risk perception, choice data and learning outcomes after safety training which differed between subject regarding whether it was carried out in immersive virtual reality (VR) or as a PowerPoint. The data presented here is reported in the study of Leder et al. (in press) [3] where the impact of presentation medium on safety training effectiveness was investigated. The data is hosted on the open science project: https://osf.io/rxq5w/?view_only=cd42aa4b97514f16af8884697450d2a6.