affiliative
- a word derived from affiliate.
Example Sentences
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These vocalisations were of the affiliative type, i.e. linked to a positive interaction, or of the agonistic type, i.e. linked to a threat or distress.
From Science Daily • Dec. 19, 2023
Intriguingly, SuperAgers also have an abundance of a special type of brain cell known as von Economo neurons, which are believed to be important for social affiliative behaviors.
From Washington Post • Apr. 13, 2023
The long-term bonds associated with affiliative behavior — or the motivation to approach and remain close to another individual — likely evolved a long time ago from shorter-term social connections, such as reproduction and parenting.
From Salon • May 31, 2021
The more time they spent foraging, the more affiliative they became, and soon they were applying their displays of mutual respect and tolerance to other tasks, like rebuffing male harassers.
From New York Times • Sep. 10, 2016
As discussed earlier, vasopressin is an ancient hormone that, among other things, is associated with affiliative behavior in mammals and is believed to be more abundant in males than in females.
From Scientific American • Jul. 27, 2013
