Psychology of Trust

Trust is a multi-faceted phenomenon that is crucial for interpersonal relationship formation, maintenance and survival. Interactions between governments, social groups, ethnic groups and trading organisations all rely on trust for group cohesion and social identity. In this book, the authors present topical research in the study of the psychology of trust. Topics discussed include the credibility of internet information; political trust and social cohesion in Hong Kong; trust in medical interactions among African American patients; trust in multicultural global virtual teams and teacher trust See more