Rational trust decisions depend on potential outcomes and expectations of reciprocity. In the
trust game, outcomes and expectations correspond to the structural factors of risk and …

Recent research suggests that people discount or neglect expectations of reciprocity in trust
dilemmas. We examine the underlying processes and boundary conditions of this effect …

Trust is essential to personal well-being and economic success, but it cannot occur without
accepting the possibility of betrayal. In the experimental trust game, game-theoretic …

This paper examines trusting actions and reciprocity responses in the two-person Trust
Game. Two experiments test a model that suggests that individuals in social and economic …

The relationship between trust and risk is a topic of enduring interest. Although there are
substantial differences between the ideas the terms express, many researchers from …

Knowing when to trust others is an important social skill, but recent findings suggest that
humans struggle with this dilemma—trusting strangers more than they should. Although trust …

We review research suggesting that decisions to trust strangers may not depend on
economic dynamics as much as emotional and social ones. Classic treatments of trust …

Are decisions in a trust game more or less sensitive to changes in risk than decisions in a
purely financial, non-social decision-making task? Participants in a binary trust game (they …

Trustful and trustworthy behaviors have important externalities for the society. But what
exactly drives people to behave in a trustful and trustworthy manner? Building on research …

Trust is a double‐edged sword. When warranted, it leads to positive and rewarding
interactions. When not, it leads to disappointment and anger. Therefore, it has been argued …