The less powerful are more generous with trust than the powerful, Stanford research reveals

Stanford sociologist Karen Cook found that people with less power want their more powerful partners in negotiations to be trustworthy and act according to that desire.

People in low-power situations are significantly more trusting of more powerful people than vice versa, new Stanford research shows.

The reason appears to be that low-power people are more hopeful about their exchange partners and want them to be more benevolent.

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