Group dynamics Flashcards
1
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Define a group:
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3 or more people. ‘social aggregates that involve mutual awareness and the potential for interaction’ Mcgrath
2
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Group development
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Forming
Storming
Norming
Performing
3
Q
Steiner’s model of group Productivity
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AP=PP-FP
- Actual productivity
- Potential productivity
- Faulty Processes
4
Q
Coordination losses
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- operational effectiveness of group
- maximal performance not being able to be maintained
- errors within team (tactics, timing)
5
Q
Ringleman effect
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Coordination errors increase as the number of team members increases
6
Q
Motivation losses
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- Reduction in motivation, reduced effort
- Social loafing, lost within group
- Negative effect on cohesion, low confidence
- Avoidance behaviors
7
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Importance of group cohesion
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Champion team will always beat a team of individual champions
