Group dynamics

Question 1

Define team

Answer 1

A group of individuals who work together to achieve a goal

Question 2

What are the characteristics of a team?

Answer 2

Shared goal or purpose
Interaction - role fulfilment
Collective identity c9 can be recognised
Communication- verbal and non verbal

SICC

Question 3

Who developed the group development model?

Answer 3

Tuckman

Question 4

What are the stages to Tuckman’s group development model?

Answer 4

Forming
Storming
Norming
Performing
Mourning

Question 5

What is involved in the forming stage?

Answer 5

Performers get to know eachother
Find out about task
Strengths assessment made
Authoritative coach

Question 6

What is involved in the storming stage?

Answer 6

Team competes for roles, position, status
Different types of leaders emerge
Coach helps but failure is likely at this stage

Question 7

What is involved in the norming stage?

Answer 7

Conflict resolved
Leader emerges and undertakes role
Rules develop
Coach becomes a consultant

Question 8

What is involved in the performing stage?

Answer 8

Team works together with high interdependence and motivation
Decisions can be made independently from experienced and skilled teammates
Work together to achieve goal
Coach can be consultative but authoritative in times of stress

Question 9

What is involved in the mourning stage?

Answer 9

When the task has been completed

Members of the team may part ways

Question 10

Define cohesion

Answer 10

The tendency for individuals to work together to achieve a goal

Question 11

Define co action

Answer 11

When others do the same task but separately

Question 12

Define interaction

Answer 12

When a group works together to produce results

Question 13

What is the order of Carron’s antecedents model?

Answer 13

Environmental factors
Personal factors + leadership factors
Team factors
Cohesion
Group + individual outcomes

Question 14

What are Carron’s antecedents?

Answer 14

Personal factors
Environmental factors
Leadership factors
Team factors

PELT

Question 15

What is meant by personal factors?

Answer 15

Similarity of group members and opinions + values.If unhappy with role issues will arise

Question 16

What is meant by environmental factors?

Answer 16

Size of group and time available. Bigger groups cause faulty processes and groups with more time together are more likely to form cohesion

Question 17

What is meant by leadership factors?

Answer 17

Leadership style. Leader must be respected and get along to prevent conflict

Question 18

What is meant by team factors?

Answer 18

The more success a team have and motivation, the more likely cohesion occurs

Question 19

Define task cohesion

Answer 19

Individuals working together to achieve an end result

Question 20

Define social cohesion

Answer 20

Where individuals relating to each other interact, like each other and socialise within the group

Question 21

Is task cohesion or social cohesion more important?

Answer 21

Task

Question 22

What cohesion will the ideal team have?

Answer 22

Both task and social

Question 23

Why is social cohesion beneficial?

Answer 23

Form team spirit and strengthens communication channels, allowing more effort in training and games

Question 24

Why may social cohesion be hindering?

Answer 24

May produce cliques so some members do not cooperate and social loafing occurs

Question 25

Why is task cohesion beneficial?

Answer 25

Improves coordination and allows high motivation levels

Question 26

What are faulty group processes?

Answer 26

Things that may go wrong

Question 27

What is the equation linked to faulty group processes?

Answer 27

Actual Productivity = potential productivity - losses due to faulty processes

Question 28

Define actual productivity

Answer 28

The outcome of group performance

Question 29

Define potential productivity

Answer 29

The best performance based on player ability and resources

Question 30

What are the types of faulty group processes?

Answer 30

Motivational losses
Coordinational losses

Question 31

What are coordinational losses?

Answer 31

losses due to Poor tactics, communication between players and coaches, lack of role understanding

Question 32

What are motivational losses?

Answer 32

Losses due to Reduced effort and concentration, over or under arousal

Question 33

What are the 2 faulty group processes?

Answer 33

Social loafing
Ringlemann effect

Question 34

What is social loafing?

Answer 34

Where a performer looses motivation due to the performer believing their efforts are not being recognised

Question 35

What type of faulty group process is social loafing?

Answer 35

Motivational losses

Question 36

What type of faulty group process is the ringlemann effect?

Answer 36

Motivational losses

Question 37

What are the causes of social loafing?

Answer 37

Lack of confidence about ability
Negative attitude
No rewards to strive for
Lack of fitness
Lack of role understanding
Cliques

Question 38

What is the ringelmann effect?

Answer 38

Where group performance decreases as group size increases

Question 39

What are the strategies to improve cohesion and prevent faulty group processes?

Answer 39

Rewards
Give roles and responsibilities
Set goals
Avoid situations where social loafing can occur
Maintain team fitness
Organise team bonding
Work on specific tactics and drills
Ensure role understanding
Use video analysis to highlight errors
Promote team cohesion

Question 40

Who developed the faulty group processes theory?

Answer 40

Steiner