PSYCHOLOGY OF TRUST -- PSYCHOLOGY OF TRUST -- Contents -- Preface -- Can you Teach a New Blog Old Tricks? How Blog Users Judge Credibility of Different Types of Blogs for Information about the Iraq War -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Source Credibility -- Source Credibility and the Internet -- Source Credibility and Blogs -- Source Credibility and Blog Types -- Blog Reliance and Credibility -- Characteristics of Blog Users -- Research Questions -- Method -- Blog Credibility -- Reliance on Online Sources for Information about General News and the Iraq War -- Political Characteristics -- Demographics -- Data Analysis -- Results -- Credibility of Different Types of Blogs -- Predictors of Blog Credibility -- Summary of Credibility -- Discussion -- Limitations and Suggestions for Future Study -- References -- Political Trust and Social Cohesion Orientation in Hong Kong -- Abstract -- Methods -- Measurements -- Analysis -- Results -- Discussion -- Limitations -- Implications -- Acknowledgments -- References -- The Role of Social Identity Threat in Determining Intergroup Trust -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Trust and Social Identity -- Trust, Social Identity, and Status -- Trust, Social Identity, and Manipulating -- Souce and Threat -- Conclusions -- References -- Trust in the Medical Interaction: Implications for African American Patients -- Use of Preventive Services -- Adherence -- Long-Term Relationship between a -- Patient -- and a Doctor -- Communication -- Culturally Competent Communication -- Conclusions and Future Research -- References -- Trust in Multicultural Global Virtual Teams: An Application of Social Capital Theory -- Abstract -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Literature Review -- 2.1. Trust in MGVTs -- The Three Pillars of Trust -- Trust in Social Capital Theory -- Theoretical Model -- Forming -- Storming -- Norming -- Performing -- Adjourning.

The Three Pillars of Trust -- Integrity -- Concern for the Well-Being of Others -- Performance and Competence -- 4. Implications -- Conclusion -- References -- Teacher Trust in Students in Technical/Vocational Schools Versus Academic Schools and the Role of Teacher Perception of Students' Teachability -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Background -- Teacher Trust in Schools -- Tracking and Trust in Students -- The Flemish Educational Context -- Methods -- Research Design -- Sample -- Variables -- Results -- Conclusion -- References -- Developing Political Trust in Adolescents: Is There a Role for Schools? -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Literature Review -- Political Trust - What does it Mean and is it Necessary? -- Schools and Political Socialization -- The Study - Methods and Results -- Data and Variables -- Analysis -- Results -- Conclusion -- References -- Revisiting Social Trust with Regard to Gendered Perception of New Food Technologies: The Case of Nanofood -- Abstract -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Theoretical Background -- 2.1. Trust, Value Similarity and Gender -- 2.2. Trust, Knowledge and Gender -- 3. Methodology -- 4. Results -- 5. Discussion -- Acknowledgments -- Appendix A -- General Information on Nanotechnology -- Information on Possible Nanotechnology Food Application -- References -- How General Trust Translates into Relational Trust: A Note on Partner Influence -- References -- Control Systems Effects on the ControlledŚ Trust: Empirical Evidence in Interorganizational Relationships -- Abstract -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Theoretical Model and Hypotheses -- 2.1. Uses of Control Systems in Interorganizational Relationships -- 2.2. Interorganisational Trust -- 2.3. Relation between Control Systems and Interorganisational Trust.

2.4. Perception of the Controlled Partner of the use of Control Systems by the Leader Firm (Decision-Control Use) and its Effect on Trust -- 2.5. The use that Controlled Partner Make of Control Systems (Decision-Management Use) and its Effect on Trust -- 3. Research Design -- 3.1. Variable Measurement -- 4. Results Analysis -- 4.1. The Effect on Trust of the Controlled Partners' Perception of the use Made by the Leader of Control Systems (Decision-Control Use) -- 4.2. The Effect on Trust of the use that Controlled Partners Make of Control Sytems (Decision-Management Use) -- 5. Discussion and Conclusions -- References -- Index.