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The article presents an interdisciplinary review of research on the phenomenon of human interpersonal trust. Trust is a multifaceted manifestation of human psychology and behavior, and its understanding is difficult to fit into any single scientific paradigm. The paper highlights various aspects of human trust, as well as different approaches to the investigation of this phenomenon. The author considers the socio-cultural, psychological, ethological and biological factors that influence predispositions to trust others. A special place in the article is given to trust toward strangers and the mechanisms responsible for its functioning. The article also presents trust from an evolutionary perspective as a fundamental component of human cooperative behavior.
Victoria V. Rostovtseva (2024) studied this question.