Deciding whether an unfamiliar person is trustworthy is one of the most important decisions
in social environments. We used functional magnetic resonance imaging to show that the …

The authors report results from 5 experiments that describe the influence of emotional states
on trust. They found that incidental emotions significantly influence trust in unrelated …

The trust-building process is basic to social science. We investigate it in a laboratory setting
using a novel multistage trust game where social gains are achieved if players trust each …

Trustworthiness is a vital pillar of various social interactions hinging upon trust. However, the
underlying determinants of trustworthiness—especially in terms of (basic) personality traits …

Extant trust research champions 3 different centers of action that determine perceptions of
trust: the trustor (the individual rendering trust judgments), the trustee (the party being …

Prior research has found a relationship between perceived facial attractiveness and
perceived personal trustworthiness. We examined the time course of attractiveness relative …

Research on trust has burgeoned in the last few decades. Despite the growing interest in
trust, little is known about trusting behaviors in non-dichotomous trust games. The current …

Trustworthiness is a foundation of well-functioning relationships and societies, and thus
often perceived as a socially normative behaviour. Correspondingly, a broad array of …

Because the choice to trust is inherently risky, people naturally assess others'
trustworthiness before they engage in trusting actions. The research reported here suggests …

We explore gender differences in trust and trustworthiness between male and female
individuals and groups consisting of two members of the same sex to understand if single …