Affiliative Regard Measure

An Affiliative Regard Measure is a latent behavioral measure that quantifies the weighting of others' agency and welfare during action selection and behavioral expression.

• AKA: Regard Measure, R Measure, Other-Regard Measure, Welfare Weighting Measure, Affiliative Concern Metric.
• Context:
  • It can typically promote Affiliative Regard Cooperation through empathy-driven decisions.
  • It can typically mitigate Affiliative Regard Conflicts via welfare consideration.
  • It can typically enable Affiliative Regard Prosocial Behavior through other-oriented actions.
  • It can typically foster Affiliative Regard Social Bonds through mutual consideration.
  • It can typically guide Affiliative Regard Moral Decisions through ethical weighting.
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  • It can often facilitate Affiliative Regard Reconciliation through post-conflict behavior.
  • It can often support Affiliative Regard Group Cohesion through collective welfare focus.
  • It can often enhance Affiliative Regard Communication through respectful signaling.
  • It can often regulate Affiliative Regard Resource Sharing through fairness norms.
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  • It can range from being a Low Affiliative Regard Measure to being a High Affiliative Regard Measure, depending on its affiliative regard intensity.
  • It can range from being a Selective Affiliative Regard Measure to being a Universal Affiliative Regard Measure, depending on its affiliative regard scope.
  • It can range from being an Instrumental Affiliative Regard Measure to being an Intrinsic Affiliative Regard Measure, depending on its affiliative regard motivation.
  • It can range from being a Conditional Affiliative Regard Measure to being an Unconditional Affiliative Regard Measure, depending on its affiliative regard contingency.
  • It can range from being a Conscious Affiliative Regard Measure to being an Unconscious Affiliative Regard Measure, depending on its affiliative regard awareness level.
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  • It can combine with Force Initiation Measure to form Affiliative Regard Behavioral Quadrant Patterns.
  • It can interact with Affiliative Regard Empathy Systems for emotional resonance.
  • It can influence Affiliative Regard Altruistic Acts through welfare prioritization.
  • It can shape Affiliative Regard Social Norms through collective expectations.
  • It can determine Affiliative Regard Relationship Quality through mutual care.
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• Examples:
  • Affiliative Regard Empathy Examples, such as:
    • Affiliative Regard Third-Party Intervention for protecting vulnerable individuals.
    • Affiliative Regard Consolation Behavior for distress alleviation.
    • Affiliative Regard Emotional Contagion for shared affective states.
  • Affiliative Regard Welfare Examples, such as:
    • Affiliative Regard Resource Distribution for equitable sharing.
    • Affiliative Regard Need Recognition for responsive assistance.
    • Affiliative Regard Care Provision for dependent support.
  • Affiliative Regard Agency Examples, such as:
    • Affiliative Regard Norm Compliance for respecting social rules.
    • Affiliative Regard Autonomy Support for choice preservation.
    • Affiliative Regard Consent Seeking for voluntary participation.
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• Counter-Examples:
  • Force Initiation Measure, which focuses on action propulsion rather than welfare regard.
  • Self-Interest Measure, which prioritizes personal benefit over others' welfare.
  • Dominance Hierarchy Measure, which emphasizes status rather than mutual regard.
  • Cognitive Load Measure, which measures processing capacity rather than social consideration.
  • Antagonistic Behavioral Pattern, which devalues others' welfare systematically.
• See: Behavioral Measure, Latent Behavioral Variable, Behavioral Phenomenon, Latent Variable, Social Behavior, Altruistic Ideology, Social Expectation, Empathy Measure, Prosocial Behavior, Moral Psychology, Social Cognition.

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