group cohesion

Question 1

what is cohesion

Answer 1

• desire of a group to achieve their goals
• forces acting to keep members within the group/integrated + focused
• this can lead to success or can come from success
• can be task or social

Question 2

interaction and co - action
what is interaction

Answer 2

Success depends on everyone completing different roles by having to integrate them all together. This is known as interaction.

Question 3

whats an example of interaction

Answer 3

most teams sports like netball, football etc

Question 4

interaction and co-action
what is co-action

Answer 4

this shows that success comes from people all pulling together.
everyone completes the task at the same time but separately (co-action)

Question 5

example of co-action

Answer 5

a rowing team

Question 6

what is carron’s antecedents

Answer 6

these are factors that will/may affect cohesion
1. environmental factors = age, geography, contractual obligations
2. personal factors = group similarity, gender, aspirations
3. team factors = ability, stability, desire of success
4. leadership factors= leader style, leader-team relationships

Question 7

what is task cohesion

Answer 7

individuals working together to achieve an end result/ common goal
- it allows members to make their own contribution

Question 8

what is social cohesion

Answer 8

• individuals relating to each other to interact in the group
• allows support for each other + trust to develop

Question 9

influences on cohesion

Answer 9

communication –> poor tactics
past success–> lack of communication
sharing common goals –>misunderstanding of roles or the coaches
personality–> poor strategy

Question 10

steiner’s model formula

Answer 10

AP=PP-FP
(actual productivity = potential productivity-faulty productivity)

Question 11

what is actual productivity?

Answer 11

performance of the team during the game ( the results )

Question 12

what is potential productivity?

Answer 12

groups best performance (optimum cohesiveness)

Question 13

what is faulty processes?

Answer 13

factors that go wrong and reduce cohesiveness (poor co-ordination)

Question 14

faulty processes

Answer 14

can lead to motivational problems like social loafing and the ringleman effect

Question 15

ringleman effect

Answer 15

when group performance decreases with group size

Question 16

social loafing

Answer 16

individual lack of motivation in a team player due to a lack of performance identification when individual efforts are not recognised
–> social loafers take the easy option and make limited contribution to the cause (lazy players)

Question 17

whats can cause social loafing

Answer 17

low confidence
negative attitude
poor leadership
lack of fitness
injury

Question 18

how can you avoid social loafing?

Answer 18

• highlighting individual performance
• statistics
• peer group pressure
• raising individuals confidence
• rewarding behaviour
  selecting players who work well together

Question 19

are winning teams cohesive?

Answer 19

yes

• cohesion helps working together
• successful teams display high task cohesion
• cohesive groups usually successful
• work harder due to motivation