One valuable exercise for teaching students about trust requires them to consider how they themselves weigh information on ability, benevolence, and integrity. Students should try to think of a classmate or work colleague that fits each of the following profiles:

1. Particularly low levels of ability but seemingly acceptable levels of benevolence and integrity.

2. Particularly low levels of benevolence but seemingly acceptable levels of ability and integrity.

3. Particularly low levels of integrity but seemingly acceptable levels of ability and benevolence. 

After thinking about these three classmates or colleagues, students are asked to rate how comfortable they would be turning over important duties and responsibilities to each one. Differences in that rating can then be used to explore the relative importance of the three trustworthiness facets.