Effects of cognitive load on trusting behavior--an experiment using the trust game.

Last decades have witnessed a progressing decline of social trust, which has been predominantly linked to worsening economic conditions and increasing social inequality. In the present research we propose a different type of explanation for the observed decline - cognitive load related to technologi...

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Main Authors: Katarzyna Samson, Patrycjusz Kostyszyn
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4444268?pdf=render