http://www.gnxp.com/new/2008/10/29/evolution-and-trustworthiness/ Genetics Tue, 03 Apr 2018 05:20:42 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=3.8.27 http://www.gnxp.com/new/2008/10/29/evolution-and-trustworthiness/#comment-20108 Thu, 30 Oct 2008 15:45:14 +0000 #comment-20108 I wonder if the results in this paper explain why a lot of people with low social awareness seem to be either at the high or low end of the distribution of trust in others, or sometimes both depending on the circumstance.  
 
This seems to be true from my personal experience, though a lot of it could also have to do simply with lack of model experiences on which to base future interactions. For instance, if you have only interacted with a few people in a certain setting, and nearly all of them have been trustworthy, then you may be very trusting in that situation, and vice versa if they have been untrustworthy. People who have put more energy into social involvement may have sampled more of the distribution and have a more nuanced idea of how it is best to behave.

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