Group Dynamics

Question 1

What is a collective identity?

Answer 1

• Team can be easily recognised - normally in same kit
• Often members feel strong affiliation and sense of pride when wearing team clothes
• Gives motivation and sense of belonging

Question 2

What is meant by interaction?

Answer 2

• Team members should operate in their own role successfully and also be able to link their role with other members of the team
• How they work together to complete a task

Question 3

Explain Tuckman’s model of group development

Answer 3

The stages that lead to group formation that have to be passed before team can start working as a unit
Stage 1 - Forming (relationships)
Stage 2 - Storming (roles/stage of conflict)
Stage 3 - Norming (becoming cooperative)
Stage 4 - Performing (group success through a common goal)

Question 4

What are the forces group cohesion can be defined as?

Answer 4

• The forces that keep members within a group
• The forces that prevent disruption
• The forces that foster commitment to the group’s values

Question 5

What is task cohesion and some examples?

Answer 5

The ability of the group to work together to achieve a common goal (task)
- Players interacting effectively
- People understand their own, and others roles

Question 6

What is social cohesion and explain it’s relationship with task cohesion

Answer 6

The ability of the group to interact and relate well to each other or get along socially
- Importance is debatable
- Task cohesion is needed more for success
- High social cohesion may improve overall cohesion
- More often, success will lead to social cohesion

Question 7

Explain Carron cohesion?

Answer 7

• There are influences on the team members that will help them work together
• There are 4 main influences that must be in place for cohesion to be effective
  1 - Environmental factors
  2- Personal factors
  3 - Leadership factors
  4 - Team factors

Question 8

What is Ringelmann effect

Answer 8

The tendancy for individual group members to become less productive as group size increases

Question 9

What is Steiner’s model and the equation?

Answer 9

Even for the most cohesive teams, there will be times when there is a drop in performance
Actual productivity = Potential productivity - losses due to faulty group processes

Question 10

What is actual productivity, potential productivity?

Answer 10

Actual - Looks at the performance of the team at the end of a game - the end outcome, the result
Potential - concerns the best possible outcome that could happen if everything went perfectly

Question 11

What factors could affect potential productivity?

Answer 11

• Ability
• Experience
• Knowledge and skills of players
• Resources available

Question 12

Explain the two types of faulty group processes

Answer 12

Co-ordination losses - usually due to poor tactics/teamwork eg players not understanding their role in a set piece
Motivational losses/social loafing - where individuals put in less than 100% effort due to lack of motivation

Question 13

What are some factors than cause social loafing?

Answer 13

• Tasks lacks meaning
• Lack of understanding of role
• Disagree with role
• Sub groups/cliques
• Player relies of others