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MENTAL MODEL · M7549

Trust Network

Trust Network
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Version 1.0.0 · Updated 2026-07-30

CORE DEFINITION

Trust transitivity: I trust A, A trusts B, so I partially trust B. Network structure: a social network formed by trust relationships. Trust decay: the longer the chain of transmission, the lower the trust.

SCAFFOLDING EFFECT

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Reduce cognitive load

Understanding the social basis of information credibility. Not only look at the information itself, but also 'who said this information, and who believes them'.

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Anchor fast decisions

Trust is transmitted through social relationships: I trust A, A trusts B, so I have 'transmitted trust' in B. But each hop decays (trust decay), and may be polluted by bad links. The network structure determines information credibility—not only the information itself, but also the credibility of nodes on the propagation path.

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