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Psychology term of the day

October 11th 2024

affiliation

affiliation

n. a social relationship in which a person joins or seeks out one or more other individuals, usually on the basis of liking or a personal attachment rather than perceived material benefits. Some propose that the seeking of cooperative, friendly association with others who resemble or like one or whom one likes is a fundamental human desire, referring to it variously as the affiliation motivation, affiliative drive, affiliative need, or need for affiliation. See also belonging. —affiliative adj.