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Group & Team Dynamics Flashcards

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This refers to two or more people who interact with, and exert mutual influence on, each other

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group

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This refers to any group of people who interact with each other to accomplish a shared objective

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team

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Becoming a team is a (blank) process

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evolutionary

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True or False

A collection of individuals automatically qualifies as a group

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False

a collection of individuals is not necessarily a group

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5
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(blank) are constantly developing

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teams

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5 common negative consequences of groups

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  • social loafing
  • self-deception
  • conformity
  • groupthink
  • deindividuation
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This refers to the suspension of critical thinking and overreliance on group opinion

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groupthink

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This refers to an individual’s loss of a sense of their own identity

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deindividuation

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4 key characteristics of teams

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  • collective sense of identity
  • distinct roles
  • structured models of communication
  • norms
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10
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3 theories of group development

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  • linear perspective
  • cyclical perspective
  • pendular perspective
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How do groups develop in the linear perspective?

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by resolving critical issues that arise at each stage

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12
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This person proposed that all groups go through 4 stages as they develop

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Bruce Tuckman

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Bruce Tuckman’s 4 stages of group development

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  1. forming
  2. storming
  3. norming
  4. performing
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What do members typically do in the forming stage?

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familiarize themselves with other team members

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15
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Members in the forming stage often engage in (blank)

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social comparisons

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Members in the storming age may exhibit 3 of these behaviors

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  • resistance to leader
  • resistance to the control of the group
  • interpersonal conflict
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In this stage of group development, infighting is possible

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storming

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18
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What major change occurs in the norming stage?

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hostility is replaced by solidarity and cooperation

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In the performing stage, the team focuses on these 3 things

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  • problem solving
  • using group processes
  • relationships
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True or False

Bruce Tuckman’s 4 stages of group development must be followed chronologically

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false

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3 stages of group development based on the cyclical perspective

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  • birth
  • growth
  • death
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The cyclical perspective emphasizes the (blank) phase before group dissolution

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terminal phase

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True or False

As a group develops, the members psychologically prepare for its own breakup

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true

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The pendular perspective emphasizes the (blank) occurring in (blank)

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shifts occurring in interpersonal relationships

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5 stages of group development under the pendular perspective

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  1. orientation
  2. differentiation and conflict
  3. resolution and cohesion
  4. differentiation and conflict
  5. termination
26
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A group’s structure depends largely on (blank)

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the interactions of its members

27
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2 most important structural characteristics that groups must develop

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group roles and group norms

28
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These are sets of behaviors required or expected of a person occupying a certain position in a group

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roles

29
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These roles are dictated by the nature and structure of the organization

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formal roles

30
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These roles evolve from interactions among members

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informal roles

31
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4 conditions where role acceptance depends on

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  • opportunity to use specialized skills/competencies
  • feedback and role recognition
  • role significance
  • autonomy
32
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Role conflict occurs when the role occupant does not have sufficient (blank), (blank), (blank), or (blank)

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ability, motivation, time or understanding to achieve that goal

33
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This refers to the standard for effort and performance that is acceptable to the team

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group norms

34
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2 main considerations in modifying norms

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  • source of the communication

- nature of the communication

35
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6 factors that help create an effective team climate

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  • social support
  • proximity
  • distinctiveness
  • fairness
  • similarity
  • task interdependence
36
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This refers to the exchange of resources between at least 2 individuals

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social support

37
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Social support supposedly enhances (blank)

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the wellbeing of the recipient

38
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5 types of social support

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  • listening support
  • emotional support
  • emotional-challenge support
  • reality-confirmation support
  • task appreciation support
39
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2 factors that can enhance team identity

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close interactions and similarity of attitudes

40
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Groups who feel distinct have increased feelings of (blank) and (blank)

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unity and oneness

41
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(blank) helps develop a team concept

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Distinctiveness

42
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This is at the core of trust among and within teams

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fairness

43
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This refers to how all members benefit or suffer from the group’s overall performance

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task interdependence

44
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Interdependence can help manage (blank)

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team conflicts

45
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The formula for actual productivity

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potential productivity minus losses attributable to family group processes

46
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This refers to a team’s possible best performance given each member’s ability, knowledge, and skill

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potential productivity

47
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What is the most important resource for sports teams?

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individual ability

48
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This model predicts that a team will perform better than others given certain circumstances

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Steiner’s Model of Actual Productivity

49
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Based on Steiner’s Model of Actual Productivity, a team must possess these 3 things to outperform others

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  • more ability while experiencing equal process losses
  • equal ability but fewer group losses
  • more ability and less process losses
50
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2 kinds of losses attributable to faulty group processes

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motivational and coordination losses

51
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Motivational losses occur when members (blank)

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do not give their 100% effort

52
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Coordination losses occur when (blank) or (blank)

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timing between teammates is off or when ineffective strategies are used

53
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Individual skills are (blank) predictors of group performance

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only moderately good predictors

54
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Groups must pay more importance to (blank) and less on (blank) to improve performance

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more to group processes, less on individual ability

55
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True or False

The closer teammates are in terms of ability, the more likely they are to fully use their combined abilities

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true

56
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This refers to the effect wherein individual performance decreases as the number of people in the group increases

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Ringelmann effect

57
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True or False

Based on recent literature, increase in group size levels off, and not decreases, group efficiency

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true

58
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This refers to individuals within a group or team putting forth less than 100% effort due to motivational losses

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social loafing

59
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When is social loafing most evident?

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when individual contributions are not identified, dispensable, or disproportionate to the contribution of others

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