Trust In Social Psychology

Question 1

What are the similarities between sociologists and social psychologists

Answer 1

They both think that trust is only relevant in situations including uncertainty and where is is used to facilitate relationships

Question 2

Schlenker, Helm and Tedeschi 1973, the effect of personality and situational variables in behavioural trust
Definition of trust

Answer 2

Trust is reliance upon information relieved from another person about uncertain environmental states and their accompanying outcomes in a risky situation

Question 3

Holmes and Rempel 1989, trust in close relationships

Definition of trust

Answer 3

Trust is confidence that one will find what is desired from others, rather than what is feared

Question 4

How do SP view trust…

Answer 4

Trust is an important concept that facilitates close relationships between actors

Harvey and Omarzu 1997, Minding the close relationship
Miller and Rempel 2004, trust and marriage

Question 5

What is the view of trust taken by SP?

Answer 5

They look at how trustors place trust in individual trustees. Therefore the SP view on trust is labelled as interpersonal trust