We investigated whether 20 emotional states, reported by 170 participants after participating in a Trust game, were experienced in a patterned way predicted by the “Recalibrational Model” or Valence Models. According to the Recalibrational Model, new information about trust-based interaction...

Though individuals differ in the degree to which they are predisposed to trust or act trustworthy, this paper theorizes that trust-based behaviors are universally determined by the calibration of conflicting short and long-sighted behavior regulation programs, and that these programs are...

We observed reports of conflicted (concurrent positive and negative) emotions activated after interactions in the Trust game. Our analyses reveal that activation of 20 emotional states following trust-based interaction is better explained by predictions derived from a multi-dimensional...