10-Group Cohesion Flashcards
What is cohesion
Desire of group members to achieve their goals
What are the two types of cohesion
Task and social
What is co-action
In some sports successes come from people all pulling together everyone completes the task at the same time but separately
What is an example of co-action
A rowing team pulling together
What is interaction
In other tasks successes depend on others completing different roles but having to integrate them together
What are Carrons Antecendents
The factors that may affect cohesion
What are the 4 main influences on a team that may influence cohesion
-Enviorment factors
-Personal Factors
-Team Factors
-Leadership factors
What are enviorment factors that affect cohesion
-Age,geography,contractual obligations
-Time spent as a group,time available
-Size of the group -social loafing and Ringelman Effect
What are the personal factors that affect cohesion
Acceptance or roles
Do the group align in terms of aspirations,work ethic,opinions and values
What are the leadership factors that affect cohesion
Leadership style shown by captain or coach
Leader-team relations
Team factors that affect cohesion
Desire for success,more success=more cohesion
Team ability and productivity
Shared experiences/goals
What is task cohesion
Individual working together to achieve a common goal allowing members to make their own contribution
What is social cohesion
Individuals relating to each other to interact in the group allowing support and trust to develop
What are some influences on cohesion
-Communication
-Past success
-Sharing common goals
-Unequal pay/rewards
-Personality
-Threats to the team
-Type of sport
What is a lack of cohesion caused by
Poor tactics
Lack of communication
Misunderstanding of roles or the coaches instructions
Bad timing
Poor strategies
Social loafing
What is the equation for Steiners model
Actual productivity=potential productivity-losses due to faulty process
What is actual productivity
The performance of the team during the game
What is potential productivity
The groups best performance /maximum capability when at optimal cohesiveness
Affected by skills and ability
What are the two types of faulty processes
Coordination problems
Motivational problems
What is the Ringelman effect
When group performance decreases with group size
What is social loafing
Individual loss of motivation in a team player due to a lack of performance identification
What are the causes of social loafing
Low confidence
Negative attitude
Poor leadership
Lack of fitness
Failure to understand a role
What are faulty processes
Factors that go wrong and reduce cohesiveness
What are motivational problems (faulty processes
Ringelman effect
Social loafing
What are coordination problems (faulty processes)
Tactics/strategies
Communication/interaction
What are Carrons Antecedents incl 4
The factors that may affect cohesion
-Enviorment factors
-Personal factors
-Team factors
-Leadership factors
