Group & Teamwork

Question 1

What is social facilitation ?

Answer 1

• The tendency to perform tasks better or faster in the presence of others

Question 2

What is social inhibition ?

Answer 2

• The tendency to perform tasks worse or slower in the presence of others

Question 3

What are the 5 stages of group development : stage model ?

Answer 3

1. Forming : Members come together for collective goals ; impression management
2. Storming : Members compete for roles & power ; individual goals ; poor cohesion
3. Norming : members settle into roles ; accepts group norms and set collective goals ; cohesion improves
4. Performing : Members fulfill role responsibilities ; perform to normative standards ; strive for collective goals ; cohesive group
5. Adjourning : Group disbands or reverts to earlier stage ; evaluation of group sucesss

Question 4

describe the Input-Process-Output model

Answer 4

• Inputs :
  
  • this takes into account the individual level factors , group level factors and environmental factors
• Process :
  
  • This is the members interactions directed toward task accomplishment
• Output:
  
  • Results and by products of group activity that are valued by one or more constituencies

Question 5

What is social loafing ?

Answer 5

• This is the tendency to withhold physical or intellectual effort when performing a group task due to diffusion of responsibility

Question 6

What is the free rider effect and the sucker effect ?

Answer 6

• Free rider effect : people lower their effort to get a free ride at the expense of their fellow group members
• Sucker effect : people lower their effort because of the feeling that others are free riding