All LIT Search News Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts LIT Impact Latest news 2020 May Study shows how our experiences shape who we trust Study shows how our experiences shape who we trust 20/05/2020 | 3 MINS A study by researchers at LIT and the University of Aberdeen in Scotland has examined the basis of trust and what makes some of us trust more readily than others. The researchers studied 1,264 twins (identical and fraternal) to understand whether differences in trust were based on genetics or a personΓÇÖs environment. They showed the twins different faces and asked them to rate how trustworthy, attractive and dominant each was. They found that it was not specific facial features, genetics or a shared experience that affected their judgement, but an individualΓÇÖs personal experience that influenced their perception of a trustworthy face. The study has been published in the PNASjournal. Lead author Dr Clare Sutherland, Honorary Research Fellow from the LIT School of Psychological Science and Senior Lecturer at the University of Aberdeen, said the twinsΓÇÖ ratings were not the same, which implied personal experience wa
All LIT Search News Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts LIT Impact Latest news 2020 May Study shows how our experiences shape who we trust Study shows how our experiences shape who we trust 20/05/2020 | 3 MINS A study by researchers at LIT and the University of Aberdeen in Scotland has examined the basis of trust and what makes some of us trust more readily than others.
The researchers studied 1,264 twins (identical and fraternal) to understand whether differences in trust were based on genetics or a personΓÇÖs environment.
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They showed the twins different faces and asked them to rate how trustworthy, attractive and dominant each was.
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They found that it was not specific facial features, genetics or a shared experience that affected their judgement, but an individualΓÇÖs personal experience that influenced their perception of a trustworthy face.
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The study has been published in the PNASjournal.
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Lead author Dr Clare Sutherland, Honorary Research Fellow from the LIT School of Psychological Science and Senior Lecturer at the University of Aberdeen, said the twinsΓÇÖ ratings were not the same, which implied personal experience wa
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