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Mingping Li1, Xiaofei Wang1, Yanjie Su1
1School of Psychological and Cognitive Sciences, Beijing Key Laboratory of Behavior and Mental Health, Key Laboratory of Machine Perception (Ministry of Education), Peking University, Beijing, China.
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People rely on their impression of trustworthiness and competence that are formed while interacting with others. We report two studies that explore the interplay between trait perception, cognitive reflection, and trust reciprocity among adolescents across various contexts. Study 1 (N = 243, ages 13-15) used a correlational design to link cognitive reflection with trust preferences. Study 2 employed an experimental design to establish causality: sub-study 2a (n = 113) and sub-study 2b (n = 108) introduced time constraints and cognitive load to induce intuitive decision-making. Our results show that adolescents prioritize competence in knowledge-based and economic contexts, and warmth in communicative scenarios. Cognitive reflection attenuates preference for warmth, while preference for competence remains relatively stable. These findings underscore the role of cognitive and situational factors in trust dynamics.
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