The effect of cognitive load on trust to the others: The Mediating Role of personality transcendenceo

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of cognitive load on trust of others with the moderator role of personality transcendence. Participants in the present study, which were experimentally conducted, were students of the Persian Gulf University in the academic year of 96-95. Of the 125 students who were ready to participate in psychological research, 85 were randomly selected. After completing the Pakizeh personality trancsendence Questionnaire, In different cognitive load conditions (No cognitive load to memorize four three-digit numbers), The scenario of others was carried out. To analyze the data of this research, descriptive statistics (standard deviation and mean) and also hierarchical regression analysis using Baron and Kini methods have been used. Findings show that cognitive load reduces trust (R=0/482), and Personality transcendence have a moderating role in relation to these variables. Due to the impact of trust on the cognitive load and the reduction of trust and the increase in the amount of information in the Contemporaneously and considering the relationship of trust with mental health and the lack of scientific research in this field in Iran, It is worth further research on trust and cognitive load relation.