A comparative study of trust and trustworthiness using the game of enthronement

• KIYONARI Toko

  Hokkaido University

• YAMAGISHI Toshio

  Hokkaido University

Bibliographic Information

Other Title

• 分配委任ゲームを用いた信頼と信頼性の比較研究
• ブンパイ イニン ゲーム オ モチイタ シンライ ト シンライセイ ノ ヒカク ケンキュウ

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between general trust and trustworthiness. According to the traditional psychological as well as economic approaches, trust has been regarded as simple reflection of trustworthiness. On the other hand, Yamagishi's (1998) "emancipation theory of trust" assigns trust significance of its own, beyond simple reflection of trustworthiness. We developed a device, which we call "game of enthronement," to measure trustful behavior independently from trustworthy behavior, and used it to compare the levels of trust and trustworthiness between American and Japanese Ss. The results show a higher level of trust among American than Japanese Ss, whereas no difference was found in the level of trustworthy behavior between the two samples, implying that trust has its own significance beyond simple reflection of trustworthiness.

Journal

• Japanese Journal of Social Psychology

  Japanese Journal of Social Psychology 15 (2), 100-109, 1999

  The Japanese Society of Social Psychology

Keywords

• trustfulness
• trustworthiness
• trust game
• U.S-Japan comparison

Details

• CRID: 1390001204491734272
• NII Article ID: 110002785336
• NII Book ID: AN10049127
• DOI: 10.14966/jssp.kj00003724804
• ISSN: 21891338
• ISSN: 09161503
• NDL BIB ID: 4954992
• Web Site: https://ndlsearch.ndl.go.jp/books/R000000004-I4954992
• Text Lang: ja
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