Sentence Completion: Definition of Trust

XAT 2016 · VALR · Medium · Verbal Ability

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… there is a degree of convergence in the definition of trust which can be summarized as follows: Trust is a particular level of the subjective probability with which an agent assesses that another agent or group of agents will perform a particular action. When we say we trust someone or that someone is trustworthy, we implicitly mean that the probability that he will perform an action that is beneficial to us….

Which of the following statement BEST COMPLETES the passage above?

  1. A.

    is high enough for us to find out if he will cheat us.

  2. B.

    is high enough for us to consider engaging in some form of cooperation with him

  3. C.

    is low enough for him not to engage in negative behavior against us.

  4. D.

    is high enough for us not to build defences against his possible aggression.

  5. E.

    is low enough for us to attack him.

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