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The views, opinions and/or findingscontained in this report are those of TheMITRE Corporation and should not beconstrued as an official government position,policy, or decision, unless designated byother documentation.

The Science of Interpersonal Trust

A Primer

Written by Dr. Randy Borum with assistance from The MITRE Corporation

Acknowledgements:

Any merit in this primer is the product of a team effort. Any errors and omissions are solely my (RB) responsibility, andprobably occurred because I neglected to seek or heed the counsel of some really smart and terrific people. Among those to whom I am immensely grateful are the following: Dr. Jason Colquitt, a Professor Business Administration at University of Florida, a world-class trust researcher who generously shared his time, expertise and perspicacious observations to improvethis document and to help me to think more clearly about interpersonal trust. Dr. Robert Fein, one of the great contemporary thinkers on applying behavioral science to the most difficult problems, and a man of great ability, benevolence, and integrity.Dr. Adam Russell, a true, modern-day Renaissance man of amazing intellect and innovative vision. Dr. Paul Lehner, JuliaHigh, and a cadre of others from The MITRE Corporation contributed greatly to making this document happen and tomaking it better, and I am deeply grateful for their patience and for MITRE’s support.

The views, opinions and/or findingscontained in this report are those of theauthor and should not be construed as anofficial government position, policy, ordecision, unless designated by otherdocumentation.

The Science of Interpersonal Trust

A Primer

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