Group Dynamics

Question 1

Characteristics of a Team?

Answer 1

Communication
Shared Goals.
Collective Identity.
Interaction.

Question 2

What did Tuckerman’s Model State?

Answer 2

1. Forming : team members get to know eachother
2. Storming : members establish roles ; conflict may occur
3. Norming : cooperation and cohesion develop, group becomes stable
4. Performing : team works as a unit to achieve their goal

Question 3

What does the completion of Tuckermans Model depend on?

Answer 3

• avaliable time
• size of group
• task difficulty
• attitude of players
• ability of players

Question 4

Define Cohesion.

Answer 4

The tendency for individuals to work together to achieve their goals, the forces that keep the group members on task.

Question 5

Define Co-Action.

Answer 5

When others do the task at the same time, but separately e.g synchronised swimming

Question 6

Define Interaction.

Answer 6

When a group works together to produce results e.g. football

Question 7

What are the 2 types of Cohesion?

Answer 7

Task and Social Cohesion.

Question 8

Define Task Cohesion.

Answer 8

Individuals working together to achieve an end result.

Question 9

Define Social Cohesion.

Answer 9

Individuals relating to each other to interact in the group [social bonds/relationships]

Question 10

Is Task or Social Cohesion more Important?

Answer 10

Without task cohesion, performance will always be poor, regardless if the team gets along.
Too much social cohesion may deter individuals from the task or create sub-groups which will disengage others.

Question 11

Define Antecedents.

Answer 11

Something that has an impact on soemthing later on.

Question 12

What are the 4 factors of Carron’s Antecedents.

Answer 12

1. Environmental - group size, time available
2. Personal - similarity to members, fitness
3. Leadership - style, leader-team relationship
4. Team - desire for success, shared experience, group productivity

Question 13

What did Steiner’s Model state?

Answer 13

It isn’t always the team with the best players that are the most successful. Players that are cohesive perform better than those who aren’t regardless of ability.

Question 14

What was Steiner’s Equation?

Answer 14

Potential Productivity - Loses due to Faulty Processes = Actual Productivity

Question 15

Define Actual Productivity.

Answer 15

The group’s performance and level of achievement on a task.

Question 16

Define Potential Productivity.

Answer 16

best performance based on player ability and group resources.

Question 17

Define Loses due to Faulty Processes.

Answer 17

The things that go wrong to reduce cohesion and prevent group potential being reached.

Question 18

Co-Ordinated Losses v Motivational Losses

Answer 18

Co-Ordinated - tactics, communication
Motivational - motivation, social loafing, ringel

Question 19

Define Ringelmann Effect.

Answer 19

When group performance decreases with size.