. Corresponding implications for the trust, deception, and persuasion literature are discussed. …. Study 1 shows that advertising skepticism mediates the relationship between religiosity and corporate trust. Study 2 finds … trust. Study 3 primes religion with a writing task to show that the effects from Studies 1 and 2 are magnified after …

influence one micro-ethical decision, the use of deception. Deception in all-male dyads was relatively unaffected by trust or … these dyads, the use of deception increased when a competitive strategy combined with low benevolence-based trust or an … accommodating strategy combined with high identity-based trust. Deception in all-female dyads decreased when a competitive strategy …

This study investigates the effect of informing subjects that no deception will be used in a laboratory experiment …. Conversely, no-deception reminders placed in the instructions substantially reduce self-reported suspiciousness but not actual … (trust-dependent) behavior. …

In the current research, we consider how gender composition may impact the likelihood of deception in contexts with … to presume trust from same-gender others than different-gender others. Because anonymous interactions promote the … tendency to construe situations instrumentally, we hypothesize that people will take advantage of presumed trust from same …