INTRO TO GROUP

Question 1

What is a group?

Answer 1

• more than the sum of their parts
• two or more persons who are intentionally interacting with one another in such a manner that each person influences and is influenced by each other person

Question 2

Is a sport team a group?

Answer 2

• portray group characteristics such as: collective identity, a sense of shared purpose, structured patterns of interaction, structured methods of communication, personal and task interdependence, and interpersonal attraction

Question 3

What is a group dynamic?

Answer 3

• group effectiveness
• group development
• group tasks
• group structure
• group processes: (communication, motivation, cohesion and collective efficacy)

Question 4

What is group behaviour dependent on?

Answer 4

• the demands of the task
• the group resources (the relevant knowledge and skills possessed by individuals within the group)
• the group process (the ability of those members to interact and coordinate their relevant resources)

Question 5

What are the three graph models of the nature of group development?

Answer 5

• linear model (increasing)
• life cycle model (half circle)
• pendular model (zig-zag increasing)

Question 6

What does the linear perspective of the nature of group development consist of?

Answer 6

• forming
• storming
• norming
• performing
• adjourning