group and team dynamics

Question 1

what is a group?

Answer 1

a collection of people who both share similar goals and interact with each other

Question 2

what are group dynamics?

Answer 2

the social processes operating within a group between individual members

Question 3

what is group cohesion?

Answer 3

the tendency of a group or team to stick together and remain united in the pursuit of its goals and objectives

Question 4

what are the 5 properties of a group?

Answer 4

a common goal eg. all want to win
shared purpose
group unity eg. representing their club
structured patterns of communication
collective identity eg. same kit

Question 5

what are the 4 stages of group development called?

Answer 5

forming
storming
norming
performing

Question 6

what happens in the forming stage of group development?

Answer 6

starting to get to know each other
high dependance on leader for guidance and direction
individual roles unclear

Question 7

what happens in the storming stage of group development?

Answer 7

conflict as teams jostle for position
might be clear goals established within the teams
teams may have difficulty making decisions

Question 8

what happens in the norming stage of group development?

Answer 8

roles and responsibilities are now excepted
teams are stronger socially
stronger sense of commitment to the team

Question 9

what happens in the performing stage of group development?

Answer 9

focus on achieving goals
clear vision and aim
no interference from leader

Question 10

what’s Steiner’s model of group effectiveness?

Answer 10

actual productivity = potential productivity - losses due to faulty processes

Question 11

what’s actual productivity?

Answer 11

the teams performance at a given time during a game or event

Question 12

what’s potential productivity?

Answer 12

the maximum capability of the group when cohesiveness appears at its strongest

Question 13

what are faulty processes?

Answer 13

the factors that can go wrong in team performance

Question 14

what are losses due to faulty processes caused by?

Answer 14

co-ordination problems (due to lack of skill)
motivation problems (due to lack of effort)

Question 15

what is social loafing?

Answer 15

motivational losses
relying on others because other people are doing work we don’t need to.
when people exert less effort on a task when in a group compared to when working alone.

Question 16

what are causes of social loafing?

Answer 16

due to motivational losses
-learned helplessness
-poor motivation
-lack of confidence
-injury or illness
-individual efforts not being recognised by co-actors or spectators
-too high competition level
-individual loses identity in a group
-highly anxious person

Question 17

strategies to reduce social loafing

Answer 17

-having specific roles within the team
-award player of the match
-threat of substitution/ replacement
-recognise value of effort of individuals
-employ stress management techniques

Question 18

what is the Ringelmann effect?

Answer 18

co-ordination losses
caused by social loafing
performance decreases as group size increases and individual contribution decreases

Question 19

what causes the Ringelmann effect?

Answer 19

lack of skill
inadequate leadership
poor team tactics/ strategies
duplication of efforts
difficulty level
lack of coordination
social loafing

Question 20

strategies to reduce the Ringelmann effect

Answer 20

clear communication in the team goals
clear and well practiced strategies in training
work in smaller groups
designated roles