▁meaning ▁of ▁uncertainty ". ▁ ▁Process ▁for ▁Information ▁Pro vider ▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ ▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ ▁T M IM ▁highlight ▁the ▁role ▁of ▁the ▁target - information ▁provider . ▁It ▁ass esses ▁the ▁impact ▁of ▁how ▁much ▁information ▁the ▁target - provider ▁would ▁give ▁and ▁how ▁they ▁do ▁so . ▁The ▁theory ▁arg ues ▁that ▁the ▁provider ▁goes ▁through ▁similar ▁evaluation ▁and ▁decision ▁phases ▁as ▁the ▁information ▁see ker . ▁The ▁provider ▁cons iders ▁the ▁pros ▁and ▁cons ▁of ▁giving ▁the ▁see ker ▁the ▁sought - after ▁information ▁( out come ▁assess ment ) ▁and ▁their ▁effic acy ▁to ▁do ▁so . ▁However , ▁the ▁effic acy ▁per ception s ▁are ▁tail ored ▁toward ▁the ▁provider : ▁▁ ▁Communic ation ▁effic acy ▁– ▁Is ▁the ▁provider ▁confident ▁in ▁their ▁skills ▁to ▁compet ently ▁provide ▁the ▁information ? ▁ ▁Cop ing ▁effic acy ▁– ▁Can ▁the ▁provider ▁co pe ▁with ▁the ▁consequences ▁of ▁providing ▁the ▁information ? ▁ ▁Target ▁effic acy ▁– ▁Is ▁the ▁see ker ▁able ▁and ▁willing ▁to ▁manage ▁the ▁provided ▁information ? ▁ ▁This ▁assess ment ▁helps ▁the ▁provider ▁choose ▁whether ▁to ▁provide ▁information ▁to ▁the ▁see ker ▁or ▁not . ▁During ▁the ▁decision ▁phase , ▁the ▁provider ▁also ▁gets ▁to ▁determine ▁how ▁and ▁in ▁what ▁way ▁to ▁convey ▁the ▁sought - after ▁information . ▁For ▁example , ▁the ▁information ▁provider ▁can ▁decide ▁to ▁respond ▁to ▁a ▁see ker ' s ▁request ▁face - to - face ▁or ▁by ▁email . ▁ ▁Application ▁ ▁Several ▁studies ▁have ▁successfully ▁tested ▁T M IM . ▁Specifically ,