Robert C Solomon and Fernando Flores | Building Trust

question 95

Multiple Choice

Robert C. Solomon and Fernando Flores | Building Trust
Against prior accounts that define trust as an inert "medium" in which human transactions take place, Solomon and Flores argue that trust is rather a dynamic aspect of human relationships. It is a social, relational practice rather than a mysterious substance or entity. The authors distinguish between simple, blind, basic, and authentic trust, concluding with the complexity of interaction needed to build up trust between individuals or businesses, and the powerful damage that even one lie can cause in betrayal.
-The emotional life of a trusting relationship is ___________ what is involved in signing a contract, according to Solomon and Flores.

• A) as complex as
• B) less complex than
• C) more complex than
• D) irrelevant to

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Definitions:

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