role differentiation

in groups and other social systems, the gradual increase in the number of roles and the decrease in their scope that tends to occur over time as each role becomes more specialized. For example, in many cases the leadership role divides, over time, into two: the task leader role and the relationship leader role. See coleadership.

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November 25th 2024

principle of recency

see recency effect.