Definitions of Trust: From Conceptual Components to the General Core - Trust Theory: A Socio-Cognitive and Computational Model - page 19

Adoption

Y

X

Figure 1.3 X 's Delegation meets Y 's Adoption

Figure 1.4 X 's Delegation meets Y 's Adoption, and vice versa: reciprocal trust

and vice versa), the structure presented in Figure 1.3 is doubled, as indicated in Figure 1.4.
In this case, there is in fact trust/reliance from both sides and adoption from both sides.
Finally, it is worth noticing that even in asynchronous exchanges, when X acts before Y and
Y acts only after X 's 'help', Y is trusting X . Not necessarily at the very moment of doing his
own share, but before, when Y decides to accept X 's help and to rely on it. 14 Of course, in
asynchronous 'exchanges' where X moves first, X 's trust in Y is broader and more risky: X has
additionally to believe (before obtaining concrete evidence) that Y will do the expected action,
whereas Y already has some evidence of X 's contribution (although this might be deceptive).

14 For instance, Y has to believe that X 's help is good, is as needed, is convenient, is stable enough (it will not be
taken back by X ), and so on.