The psychological mechanisms that lead us to have faith in certain people and be suspicious of others are vast. Learn what psychological researchers have discovered about interpersonal trust.
Preschoolers are still learning to consider information accuracy when making judgements of trustworthiness.
We may perceive those we can trust to disagree with us as having greater integrity than “fence-sitters” who have no strong feelings either way.
Being “average” is often considered a bad thing, but research suggests that averageness wins when people assess the trustworthiness of a face.
We’re averse to hypocrites because their disavowal of bad behavior sends a false signal, misleading us into thinking they’re virtuous when they’re not, findings from a psychological study show.
People often mimic each other’s facial expressions without even knowing it, but research shows that they also mimic the size of each other’s pupils.
Discussing matters of the heart can be the start of something beautifully platonic between the sexes – so long as the male isn’t interested in more.
APS Fellow Betsy Levy Paluck demonstrates how the influential power of social norms can be channeled toward the greater good.
Chief executives with certain facial features are immediately assessed as more trustworthy, and are less likely to be blamed for a company's financial problems, a study has found.
A criminal defendant's face may determine the severity of the sentence he receives, a study using photos and sentencing data of inmates shows.
When it comes to detecting deceit, your automatic associations may be more accurate than conscious thought in pegging truth-tellers and liars, according to findings from a psychological study.
