1. Social psychology. The system with stable linear variations in prestige, status and authority among members. See status relations. 2. Any ordering of motives, needs etc based on importance.
Cite this page: N., Pam M.S., "DOMINANCE HIERARCHY," in PsychologyDictionary.org, April 7, 2013, https://psychologydictionary.org/dominance-hierarchy/ (accessed April 19, 2021).