Capuno, Joseph J.Amante, Charlotte May DC.Daro, Arlene B.2024-09-232024-09-232018https://selib.upd.edu.ph/etdir/handle/123456789/396The trust phenomenon is at the core of the social bond. It is often used as a common explanatory feature of the success of collective action. To measure trust in between individuals, a behavioral game called Trust Game is commonly utilized. In this game, the predicted Nash Equilibrium outcome is that people trust strangers less. Wanting to look at other possible factors affecting one’s propensity to trust others, we incorporated economics with psychology. We considered the socioeconomic factors and innate characteristics such as personality traits to determine the levels and drivers of trust in a micro-level setting. Furthermore, we analyzed whether knowledge of the partner’s identity, reciprocity, and the big five personality traits (openness to experience, conscientiousness, extraversion, agreeableness, and neuroticism) influenced the trust level of a person. In this study, a 50- item psychometric questionnaire, 17-item general trust and reciprocity module, and 2 trust games with 4 rounds each were conducted on 60 undergraduate students of University of the Philippines School of Economics. Multivariate regression analyses were used to examine the gathered data from the participants. Findings revealed that an individual’s propensity to trust is positively affected by his knowledge of his partner’s identity. Moreover, expectations to be reciprocated by the other person is significantly affected by levels of various personality traits.entrust gamereciprocityidentitybig five personality traitsSOCIAL SCIENCES::Business and economics::EconomicsSOCIAL SCIENCES::Social sciences::PsychologyThesis