Table 1 Cognitive tests used within the study.

From: The role of sense of presence in expressing cognitive abilities in a virtual reality task: an initial validation study

Variable

Test

Original scale citation

Italian scale used for the study

Validity/reliability of the instrument

Visual memory

Brief visual memory test revised (BVMT)

Benedict et al.65

Argento et al.66

Test–retest reliability r = from 0.60 for trial 1 to 0.84 for trial 3

Verbal fluency

Category fluency

Benton et al.67

Zarino et al.68

Test–retest reliability r > 0.75

Processing speed

Trail making test (TMT)—part B

Armitage69

Gaudino et al.70, Giovagnoli et al.71

Not reported

Working memory

Digit span backward

Weiss et al.72

Monaco et al.73

Test reliability = 0.89

Processing speed and visual perception

Symbol search (SS)

Weiss et al.72

Orsini et al.74

Test reliability = 0.88