Test Whether You Are Too Trusting of Others | Identify Your Social Vigilance and Trust Boundaries

I. What Is Trust Propensity?

Trust propensity refers to a person's general psychological tendency to remain open, accepting, and reliant toward others' words and actions in interpersonal interactions. It is not 'whether you believe a particular person', but a stable personality trait: some people are naturally more willing to believe in others' goodwill, while others tend to stay vigilant and suspect motives.

Psychologist Mayer, Davis & Schoorman 's proposed integrative model of trust points out that trust consists of three core elements:Ability, Benevolence, and Integrity. An individual's trust propensity determines the extent to which we are willing to evaluate these three points based on limited information.

II. What Is a Relatively Healthy Trust Pattern?

Trust is not about the more the better, nor the less the safer. A healthy trust pattern usually has the following characteristics:

• Being able to adjust the degree of trust according to the situation, rather than overgeneralizing
• Observing behavior and evidence before trusting others, rather than relying only on intuition
• Not completely negating everyone and future relationships even after being let down
• Knowing one's own bottom line and balancing trust with self-protection

III. The Four Core Dimensions of This Test

Based on trust propensity theory and real-world social scenarios, this test is designed with four key dimensions and 18 questions in total:

• Initial Trust Propensity: In unfamiliar situations or with insufficient information, are you more likely to choose to trust?
• Risk Perception Sensitivity: How alert are you to potential deception, betrayal, or loss?
• Evidence Reliance: Do you rely more on intuition and emotion, or do you need facts and behavioral verification?
• Trust Repair Resilience: After trust is broken, what is your ability and speed in restoring it?

IV. Test Purpose and Target Groups

This test is suitable for people who want to improve their social judgment and the quality of their interpersonal relationships, and is especially suited for:

• People who often get 'taken advantage of' or are 'overly defensive' in relationships
• People who want to improve their ability to read others and reduce the risk of being misled
• People who feel confused about trust in the workplace, intimate relationships, or collaborations
• People interested in psychology, social judgment, and decision-making

V. Explanation of the Scoring Method

Each question is scored 1-5, from 'strongly disagree' to 'strongly agree'. The system will calculate your scores across the four dimensions and, based on your overall tendency, provide a personalized trust type and targeted advice.