group dynamics

Question 1

group

Answer 1

a collection of people mutuallyn interacting to achieve a common goal

Question 2

main features of a group include:

Answer 2

• interaction between members
• communication
• feelings of impersonal interaction
• a collective identity

Question 3

tuckman’s 4 stages

Answer 3

forming
storming
norming
performing

Question 4

forming

Answer 4

development of team structure

Question 5

storming

Answer 5

resistance to leader

Question 6

norming

Answer 6

development of solidarity and co-operation

Question 7

performing

Answer 7

aware of own and others roles in the team structure. Feel contribute individually and collectively to teams success.

Question 8

formal roles

Answer 8

captain, coach, instructor

Question 9

informal roles

Answer 9

team joker, meditor, enforcer

Question 10

performance roles

Answer 10

goalkeeper, defender, penalty taker

Question 11

group norms

Answer 11

dress code, ways of celebration, effort in training established

Question 12

informal sanctions

Answer 12

social pressure from the crowd/fans, being made fun of

Question 13

steiners model equation

Answer 13

actual productivity = potential productivity - losses due to faulty processes

Question 14

losses due to faulty processes are caused by:

Answer 14

motivation problems and co-ordination problems

Question 15

The Ringlemann Effect

Answer 15

individual performance decreases as the number of people in a group increases

Question 16

social loafing

Answer 16

decrease in effort in large groups unless under close scrutiny or when it personally benefits them more