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Fig. 3   VALUE COMPONENTS OF NEED-DISPOSITIONS
AFFECTIVITY AFFECTIVE NEUTRALITY
I. Segmental Gratification II. Approval
SPECIFICITY    The need-disposition to find a    The need-disposition for such
receptive and/or responsive social approval and its reciprocation in a
object and to be responsive vis-a'-vis relation with a social object with re
that object, in a context of direct spect to value standards governing
gratifications and specific qualifica- specific types of quality or perfor
tions without regard to responsibil- mance and without regnrd to respon-
ities beyond it. sibilities outside the specific context.
III. Love IV. Esteem
DIFFUSENESS    The need-disposition for a rela-   The need-disposition to be es
tionship with a social object charac- teemed and to reciprocate this atti
terized by reciprocal attitudes of tude in a relation to a social object
diffuse love, without regard to any ins diffuse way, without regard to a
particular content of specific grati- particular context of specific qual
fications or specific qualifIcations. ities or performances, but with re
gnrd to the standard by which the
person as a whole is the object of
esteem.
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