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Chapter Overview
Chapter 1: AudiobookHub Recommendation
Chapter 2: Trust lets people cooperate for bigger gains, yet the short-term lure of betrayal is always so tempting.
Chapter 3: Our minds and bodies contain built-in mechanisms that ultimately steer whom we trust.
Chapter 4: From almost the moment they are born, children judge whether an adult is truly trustworthy.
Chapter 5: Trust is essential for nurturing long-term romantic relationships.
Chapter 6: The higher our status, power, and wealth, the less we tend to trust others—and the less trustworthy we become.
Chapter 7: Despite what you may believe, you can’t always actually trust yourself.
Chapter 8: There isn’t any single clear sign or “golden cue” for trustworthiness—trust signals are truly complex and context-dependent.
Chapter 9: Technology and online social interaction have created entirely new ways to shape trust — for better and for worse.
Description
The Truth About Trust (2014) not only explores what trust exactly means, but also how it impacts almost every single aspect of our everyday lives. The author’s own extensive research and progressive experiments from the fields of psychology, economics and biology reveal the surprising ways in which trust deeply matters.
Who Should Listen
- Anyone interested in the the crucial role trust plays in the psychology of relationships
- Anyone who wants to learn how they can better detect another person’s trustworthiness
- Anyone wondering about the origins of social emotions like trust