Interesting article which supports a theory in sociology which says that if we acted "as if" we trusted someone, then chances are that person (the trustee) will reciprocate by acting in a trustworthy manner.
The article below is from Nature and describes this outcome from an experiment carried out by a Swiss behavioural scientist (Ernst Fehr):
Article: Students prove trust begets trust: We reward those who have faith in us and punish those who don't .
Quote: ".. we reward those who seem to trust us but think nothing of swindling those who doubt our honour - even when we stand to gain nothing by doing so."
12 November 2003
Experiment proves trusting increases trustworthiness
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