Kamal is looking for a part-time job. He has several acquaintances who have worked for SlamDogs Burgers and Dogs, a restaurant chain. They say that the company pays well, has a good company culture, and treats its employees with respect. Plus, its high quality and affordable food and the cleanliness of its establishments make it extremely popular with the public-in fact, Kamal loves going to SlamDogs and has eaten there on a regular basis since he was a child. Kamal thinks SlamDogs sounds like a good place to work and decides to fill out an application. What can you deduce based on his decision?
A) Kamal has a high trust propensity because he trusts the word of his friends.
B) His trust in the company reflects the fact that he is naïve and has a natural "faith in human nature."
C) His decision is rational and is based on subjective as well as objective information about the company.
D) His information is subjective; he really has no way of knowing if SlamDogs would be a good place to work.
E) His decision is mainly emotional and is based on his affection for the company and his personal experience there.

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When we gain enough knowledge to gauge the authority's trustworthiness, our trust begins to be based on cognitions we have developed about the authority, as opposed to our own personality or disposition. In this way, cognition-based trust is driven by the authority's "track record."

Kamal Is Looking for a Part-Time Job