Experimental games model situations in which the future outcomes of individuals and
groups depend on their own choices and on those of other (groups of) individuals. Games …

Trust is a key aspect of various social interactions. Correspondingly, trust has been heavily
studied across different scientific disciplines. However, an integration of the diverse research …

Does cooperating require the inhibition of selfish urges? Or does “rational” self-interest
constrain cooperative impulses? I investigated the role of intuition and deliberation in …

Untrustworthy faces incur negative judgments across numerous domains. Existing work in
this area has focused on situations in which the target's trustworthiness is relevant to the …

Past research has demonstrated that conspiracy belief is linked to a low level of self-
reported general trust. In four experimental online studies (total N= 1105) we examined …

Mistakes and overconfidence in detecting lies could help lies spread. Participants in our
experiments observe videos in which senders either tell the truth or lie, and are incentivized …

As an emerging artificial intelligence system, social robot could socially communicate and
interact with human beings. Although this area is attracting more and more attention, limited …

Persuasion is a foundational topic within psychology, in which researchers have long
investigated effective versus ineffective means to change other people's minds. Yet little is …

We test the hypothesis that smiles perceived as honest serve as a signal that has evolved to
induce cooperation in situations requiring mutual trust. Potential trustees (84 participants …

Trait impressions from faces influence many consequential decisions even in situations in
which decisions should not be based on a person's appearance. Here, we test (a) whether …