Audience effects Flashcards
What is the difference between a group and team?
o Structure
o Cohesiveness
o Social identity
o Common goals
What is the difference between interdependent and co-active sports?
Co active sports involve working in a team but acting individually eg rowin
What is Steiner’s 1972 framework of group effectiveness?
Actual productivity = potential productivity - process losses
What causes process losses?
Poor communication or coordination
What is the Optimal group size?
The least number of people required to carry out activities.
What % above or below optimal size leads to negative consequences?
25%
What is the Ringelmann Effect?
Members of a group become less productive individually as the size of the group increases
What is social loafing?
Motivational losses that occur when group members rely more heavily on other group members and fail to pull their weight.
Describe Social Impact Theory.
As group size increases the social pressure on an individual decreases. Individual contributions are disguised by the overall effort of the group.
How does low cohesion impact a group?
Increases social loafing
Why is social loafing difficult to measure?
Is often self-report which is unreliable. Will work harder when they know theyre being evaluated
If a narcissistic participants knows they’re not being evaluated how is effort affected?
They will put in less effort
How does audience presence affect performance?
Enhances performance through social facilitation
Does audience presence always improve performance?
No, it depends on the complexity of the task. SImple tasks = improved performance, complex tasks = increased anxiety
What is the home advantage?
Finding that the home team wins over 50% of home games.
