group cohesion

Question 1

what is cohesion

Answer 1

desire of group members to achieve their goals

Question 2

what are the 2 types of cohesion

Answer 2

task- results/ outcome based
social- working together, interaction

Question 3

what is coaction

Answer 3

everyone completes the task at the same time but separately
e.g. rowing team pulling together

Question 4

what is interaction

Answer 4

everyone completing different roles but having to integrate them all together
e.g. most team sports: netball, football

Question 5

what is carrons antecendents

Answer 5

factors that may affect cohesion

Question 6

what are the 4 main influences on a team that may influence cohesion

Answer 6

environment- group size, age, geography, contractual obligations
personal- group similarity, gender, aspirations/ satisfaction
team- ability, stability, desire for success, shared experiences
leadership- leader style, leader team relationship

Question 7

what is cohesion affected by

Answer 7

• communication
• past success
• sharing common goals
• unequal pay or rewards
• personality
• threats to team
• type of sport
• size of group
• similarity of group members
• likelihood of future success

Question 8

what is lack of cohesion caused by

Answer 8

• poor tactics
• lack of communication
• misunderstanding of roles or the coaches instructions
• bad timing
• poor strategies
• social loafing

Question 9

steiners model

Answer 9

actual productivity = potential productivity - losses due to faults
AP= PP- FP

Question 10

what is actual productivity

Answer 10

performance of the team during the game, the result: a win

Question 11

what is potential productivity

Answer 11

groups best performance/ maximum capability when at optimal cohesiveness

Question 12

what is faulty processes

Answer 12

factors that go wrong and reduce cohesiveness
- poor coordination
- not listening to a coach, misunderstood patterns/ roles, motivation, poor coordination and bad communication

Question 13

what is lack of coordination caused by

Answer 13

• poor strategies
• poor tactics
• lack of communication
• bad timing
• lack of understanding of roles or coaches instructions
• too many performers, the more performers present more coordination is needed
• individual sports need less coordination than co active sports

Question 14

what is the ringelmann

Answer 14

when group performance decreases with group size

Question 15

what is social loafing

Answer 15

individual loss of motivation in a team player due to a lack of performance identification when individual efforts are not recognised
- social loafers take the easy option and make limited contribution to the cause you can spot lazy players

Question 16

causes of social loafing

Answer 16

low confidence
lack of fitness
low ability
injury
negative attitude
failure to understand
belief effort wont change result
social inhibition
poor leadership
no recognition of previous performances
lacks reinforcement
high state/ trait anxiety

Question 17

avoid social loafing by improving cohesion

Answer 17

• highlighting individual performance
• • peer group pressure
• give specific roles
• developing social cohesion
• praising rewarding behaviour
• raising individuals confidence
• ensuring leadership matches group
• selecting players who work well
• setting achievable goals
• selecting players who dont social loaf
• punish social loafing
• increasing coordination
• training with an audience present

Question 18

are winning teams cohesive

Answer 18

• social cohesion helps working together
• successful teams display high task cohesion
• cohesive groups usually successful
• winning teams may not need social cohesion if commited to task, task cohesion is enough
• task cohesin more important can over ride social cohesion
• success follows when task and social cohesion are high
• other factors promote success, not just cohesion

Question 19

how faulty processes negatively affect group productivity

Answer 19

• ringelmann effect
• incorrect arousal levels
• feeling undervalued
• low self efficcy
• poor concentratoin
• avoidance behaviour
• fear of failure
• social loafing