Do you trust? Whom do you trust? When do you trust?

Abstract

We try to provide a broader view on the factors that infiuence the decision to trust and honor trust. Using the "Trust Game" as our experimental paradigm, we consider three classes offactors that may he related to trust issues. The first one considers individual differences with regard to the probability to trust others (and honor frust of others), or disposilion factors. Which kinds of people are more likely to trust? Second, we examine who is more likely to he trusted (anticipation factors), focusing on tile appearance of the person who is to he trusted. And third, we analyze the circumstances under which trust is more likely to evolve (silualion faclors)